Hindsight is always 20/20, especially for the military’s press office.
In June of 2010, General Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, was relieved of his duties by Barack Obama, after the general’s scathing commentary on the president and the war effort were broadcast to the world by Rolling Stone. Some journalists, David Brooks among them, admonished author Michael Hastings for overstepping his boundaries by telling the truth.
General Petraeus fell on his sword earlier this afternoon, but only after journalist and strumpet Paula Broadwell fell on his sword multiple, multiple times.
Petraeus was one of the most well-respected military officers in the world, a major proponent of the counter-insurgency platform, a fitness compulsive, and a once-upon-a-time seriously considered contender for the president. Turns out he’s a decent lay to boot, but the American people didn’t need to know that.
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November 10, 2012 at 6:35 am, Daniel Considine said:
Dear embedded journalists,
You're ruining our best generals.
Please stay away from them. Also, stop getting them so comfortable around you that they divulge their real feelings about their boss or have sex with you.
Thanks, and I'm still willing to talk to you.
November 10, 2012 at 6:52 am, Lucas Waniewski said:
It seems that the good Mrs. Broadwell had his biography aptly named. Damn shame, PD.
November 10, 2012 at 10:32 am, Laura Shook-marino said:
How about keep in your pants Mr. Married CIA Director? Of course…it's all her fault right?
November 11, 2012 at 1:12 pm, Randall L Hill said:
It's both their faults. Nobody is innocent here.
November 10, 2012 at 1:43 pm, Tim Dineen said:
General Petraeus, General Petraeus.
how could you betray us?
Like Arnold and Andre' in the past.
You sold your country for a piece of A**.
November 12, 2012 at 8:38 am, Kai A. Stensson said:
He betrayed his wife. not the country.
November 12, 2012 at 2:14 pm, Tim Dineen said:
That is yet to be determined. My focus was the poetry, not the veracity.
November 10, 2012 at 8:23 pm, Miriam Valle De Hernandez said:
You can see pictures of Paula Broadwell with her husband and sons here, plus a bit more of her bio http://showbizdaily.net/?p=2886. and Holly Petraeus here http://showbizdaily.net/?p=2840.
November 10, 2012 at 6:11 pm, Rumor: Paula Broadwell’s ‘All In’ may face title change and new cover art | Death and Taxes said:
[...] rumor, started by us, “All In” publishers Penguin Press may be facing a title change to Paula Broadwell’s biography of David Petraeus to more accurately reflect what occurred during the journalistic process.h/t to @LucasWaniewski for [...]
November 11, 2012 at 1:10 pm, Randall L Hill said:
Embed? I thought you said "in bed."
November 11, 2012 at 10:21 pm, steven harp said:
Oh please, it could happen with make reports if they are gay
November 11, 2012 at 10:23 pm, steven harp said:
Make = MALE
November 12, 2012 at 1:42 pm, What other government official is having a Petraeus-style affair and wrote to Chuck Klosterman about it? | Death and Taxes said:
[...] to Chuck Klosterman about it? By Alex Moore 1 min agoBy far the most bizarre turn in the story of General David Petreus‘ affair with Paula Broadwell: Late Friday evening Slate noticed that Blake Hounshell, [...]
November 13, 2012 at 2:26 pm, Pahin Hanhepi Wi said:
She hot most men would do here
November 13, 2012 at 2:33 pm, Grace Van Dam said:
I don't see what the problem is. During the Civil War, company's would have women following just for that reason. Marriage was not a requirement. Having bands of women following troops was not just in the Civil war either.
November 13, 2012 at 2:53 pm, Ethan Wasserman said:
These were two consenting adults. This should not be an issue for him. Broadwell harassing the other woman is another. Neither is that big a deal.
November 13, 2012 at 6:59 pm, Ted Baccich said:
This is what the liberals do. They put a can of gasoline next to the fire place and give an ORDER to make SURE the gas can does not explode. When you embed sexy female journalists with lonely, over burdened, over traveled Military Officers, what kind of result do you expect from such a thing? IT IS THE EGALITARIAN AGENDA of postmodern liberalism that causes this madness. This is not, one hundred percent, Petraeus' fault and it is not one hundred percent Paula Broadwell's fault. It is the fault of a nutty societal demographic that has men and women working side by side for LONG HOURS in any and all circumstances, including combat, nights, days and ZERO BOUNDARIES.
November 16, 2012 at 2:07 am, Colleen Mahaney said:
You believe we should limit women's careers to protect men who lack self control? Should women wear burkas and veils, too? Or perhaps they should both be held responsible for their actions and take the consequences of their actions. You are completely wrong. It is 100% Petraeus's fault he committed adultery. It is 100% Broadwell's fault she committed adultery. If you can't handle the stress of your job, quit.
November 16, 2012 at 8:30 pm, Ted Baccich said:
I didn't say anything about limiting women's careers. I said the MANNER in which men and women are being FORCE FED a radical egalitarian POLITICAL AGENDA that would have them in CLOSE QUARTERS in ANY AND ALL SITUATIONS, and AT ANY AND ALL HOURS WAS MADNESS. Men and women are NOT the same, and if you believe they are … then God bless you. Your comments about burkas and veils are beyond ridiculous. WHAT I BELIEVE is something that MILENA of human history has confirmed … namely that men and women are different. If you put boys and girls into a pressure cooker like a combat zone and shake em up real good, you will get babies. It is as simple as that. I am tired of hearing someone complain about "women's careers" when a COMMON SENSE APPROACH to the genders, and how there should be SOME DISCRETION AND DECORUM BETWEEN THE TWO, is suggested. So Colleen, you believe there should be no boundaries???? Assuming this is what you are arguing for … and by your tone it is … then there should be co-ed showers, bathrooms, etc. etc. etc. Women should not be limited in their ability to utilize men's restroom facilities after all.
November 19, 2012 at 6:53 am, Michelle Kirkwood said:
TED:
Um,yeah, we know men and women are different—that's old and ancient news (yawn) the reality is that even when men and women were segregated into different jobs back in the day, they STILL found ways to have affairs,regardless. Nobody's being force fed anything about an "egalitarian" anything—-and the other poster isn't saying that women should have the right to go anywhere men are—you make it sound like "OH, men and women shouldn't be together because they'll naturally want to do nothing but *&^$ each other all the time." As if neither men nor women could possibly be thinking of anything else when they're working together! Yeah, right,whatever! Bottom line is, these two were grown adults was decided to cheat on their spouses, so the consequences are on them, period.
According to you, we should just re-segregate the sexes in the workplace, even though that's never actually kept men and women from sneaking around on the downlow and hooking up any chance they got to. Also,not every man—or woman,for that matter, is interested in making little babies anyway,no matter how much they get shaken and stirred up together—hee hee hee!
November 14, 2012 at 3:26 am, Allie Ackerman said:
Have you seen a pic of his wife? She is one fugly woman, she is a woman right?
November 14, 2012 at 10:46 pm, Dale Dzielski said:
Was the title a miss quote. Didn't they mean 'In Bed" not Embed?