"Stunning" is the word that comes to my mind after hearing a comment by an ex-CIA agent appearing on Fox to the effect that CIA operatives and employees are "happy to see Petraeus resign" from the force after the scandal broke this morning .
But not "happy" for the reason one might think!
The CIA, stated the former agent, DID NOT WANT TO SEE THEIR DIRECTOR LEAVE BECAUSE THEY NEVER WANTED HIM WORKING FOR OBAMA IN THE FIRST PLACE!
Now this is earthshaking. Does this mean the CIA is aligned against the President.....in other words is there an under-the-radar rebellion going on against the Administration deep in the bowels of this most important intelligence agency?
And if so, how many other intelligence agencies feel the same way?
The agent that spilled the beans tonight is a personal friend of the General....he appeared quite emotional on the TV screen as he emitted a deep, deep sigh before talking about his friend.
He was on for a very few minutes. It's my opinion that he was deliberately on the program for one reason only.....to slip the above-mentioned nugget of information into the public arena......not to muddy things, but to make some things a little clearer. I must say his remark started me on a whole new line of thinking.....
Leni
Do you remember on which Fox program or the time you saw this interview?
They probably didn’t want him because he was an outsider
I still can’t figure why Obama appointed him in the first place
I doubt Obama wants anybody with integrity heading the CIA
I saw that, too. Remarked to my husband that I couldn’t believe he actually said that on TV!
I think it was on The O’Reilly Factor. Laura Ingraham was subbing. I’m going to watch the rerun to be sure I heard it correctly.
I hope I’m wrong, but I didn’t get the same sense from Faulkner’s guest. All I heard was that the CIA didn’t want him as director, not that they didn’t want him working for or answering to Obama. They’re a strange group, and very little would surprise me about their leanings. The guest (wish I could remember his name, but we’ve all seen him before) may have been dissing the agency, not sympathizing with them. They liked Panetta well enough, and so far he’s been as much a tool as Petraeus.