I don’t think Petraeus is defying 0baMao in any way by calling out this church. The State Dept. and Eric Holder have also made the same public statements about it. More like it is a concerted effort coming from the WH.
It is worse that he is calling out a Florida preacher and his little church of 50 people. American Generals aren't supposed to do that.
Well I didn’t really mean he was defying Obama. I meant that he may feel the need to point out and speak up about something that he believes will bring harm to his troops or threaten their mission because Obama’s priority is never the troops or national security. Not that this is such an issue IMO, but Patraeus perceives it as such.
Since Holder has spoken up about it, then it could be an orchestrated effort. Did Holder comment before or after Patraeus? If it was before, you’re probably right. If it was after, it could be that Patraeus’ comments shamed or embarassed the WH and they felt that they needed to publicly back Patraeus.
It’s late. I could be loopy.