General Petraeus retires. Obama a no show
He has earned his place in history. It is shameful that the Commander-in-Chief he honorably served did not show up. SHAMEFUL.
THE WASHINGTON TIMES, EDITORIAL
EDITORIAL: An old soldier who won’t fade away, Obama is outclassed and outsmarted by retiring Gen. Petraeus:
Gen.
David H. Petraeus closed his phenomenal 37-year Army career this week
with a joint review at Fort Myer in Arlington . Service members from
every branch were present, and flags of all 50 states fluttered in the
breeze. A substantial crowd had come to hear the general's farewell
address. Many were classmates from the West Point Class of 1974, smartly
attired but enthusiastic and occasionally whooping like they were
cadets. Others were people with whom he had served over his storied
career, whom he recognized from the dais during his speech. The morning
was sunny and clear, and the general was his usual affable, ebullient
self.
In his remarks, Gen. Petraeus recalled the days when he
entered the military, when the Vietnam War was winding down and the
armed services were being pared down to the "hollow forces" of the
1970's. "The Army I joined as a second lieutenant had suffered
enormously," he said. "In the wake of our involvement in Vietnam , our
Army and much of our military were grappling with a host of very serious
challenges." The senior leaders who first wore the uniform in those
dark days were not discouraged. They began their careers with a sense of
mission. "I know I speak for many when I say that we came away from
that period vowing to never let our forces get to such a point ever
again." Through his efforts, and those of countless other visionaries in
and out of uniform, the hollow forces were transformed once again into
the finest fighting force in the world. Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, presided over the ceremony with William J.
Lynn, deputy secretary of defense. Notably absent were Secretary of
Defense Leon E. Panetta, whose former position as CIA director is Gen.
Petraeus' next assignment, and President Obama. Their non-appearance did
not sit well with some. "Obama should have been here," a warrior who
served under Gen. Petraeus told The Washington Times. "And he
should have invited [former President George W.] Bush. The general saved their bacon. Twice.
"Everyone
has forgotten that in 2007 we as a nation had said, 'OK, we are going
to lose Iraq .' And President Bush said, 'Well what if we win?' Petraeus
rode into town and assembled an extraordinary team. His personal drive,
his charisma, his optimism, his can-do spirit, all of that is what gave
us hope that we could in fact turn Iraq around," our source explained.
"And by September of '07, the progress had been dramatic enough that it
became common knowledge to the American people that things were turning
around in Iraq . Eight months earlier, a lot of people, including Obama,
wanted to tuck tail and have another Vietnam ."
That's not all.
"Here is the guy who saved our reputation as a nation. Seriously, who's
missing this? And then he went to [Central Command]
and was doing
great things. And Obama asked him to take a functional demotion and go
back to Afghanistan and save our bacon again," we were told. "To leave
his family, to step down from a regional command, to take on that
burden. And he said yes, and he did it. Petraeus was the right guy at
the right time, he answered the call, and now he's being yanked out
before we're ready, just like the troops are being yanked out before
Afghanistan is ready."
So what's the reason for the White House
about-face? "They are sending him to the CIA to keep him quiet during
the 2012 election. It shows how small and scared they are. He is an
honorable man, he has never expressed political ambition. But they saw
him as a threat. He is an independent thinker, the finest military mind
of his generation," our source posits. "What he suffers from is that he
is more excellent than almost anyone he meets, to include the president.
The troops love him.
Strong people surround themselves with the
most excellent people they can find, even those brighter and more
capable than themselves. Weak people don't."
There is a shameful
indignity in how this hero was treated. "The president couldn't find the
time in his schedule, nor could the
[defense secretary] find the
time to look him in the eye and say thank you in person," this warrior
told The Washington Times. "It's one thing to say 'we support the
troops' and trot out your first lady to do that, but this is where it
counts. It would have been an appropriate gesture to come here to
recognize the professional and personal sacrifice of this extraordinary
man. It would have been the dignified thing to do."
The hero remained above it all. The cannons boomed and the crowd cheered and Gen. Petraeus stood smiling in the sun.
Copyright 2011 The Washington Times, LLC.
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is it disapointing ? ....well yeah,, but you have to consider the mental demeanor and attitude of the unserper...then the question is self answerable .....!
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Those Fees and Taxes, will be passed on to Use who use the Banks...
ARE PEOPLE THIS STUPID.....To Believe it is Not Taxed.....
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This new BS he came out with today is the same......
Redistribution of Wealth....
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What was happening with this??
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enforces my faith in the justice system .."as being corrupt "!
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WHEN WE DIE, O-GOVT WILL TAX WHAT WE LEFT BEHIND TO THE
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