Liberty once lost is lost forever." John Adams, July 7, 1775
Petraus, or any other general, is either giving advice or taking orders. Today he gave advice to the CIC. If the CIC decides against that advice, he can give his general an order. Petraus can either accept the order, or resign. Pretty simple really.
Of course the reality is that Obama probably doesn’t have the political capital to withstand a Petraus resignation. Obama’s fan club will applaud, but everybody else will suddenly sit up & take notice.
He has a third choice. He can go to the people and express concerns about what he is being ordered to do. It might get him in serious trouble but ......
absolutely correct..the only people that’ll applaud are those on the FAR left who are demented anyway...everyone else is going to sit up, take notice and that’s when the waste will hit the oscillator at a high rate of speed..
Liberty once lost is lost forever." John Adams, July 7, 1775
You are touching on something. During the Vietnam war, one of the most beloved Generals, Harold Johnson, Army Chief of Staff drove to the Oval Office and told the president he was resigning. LBJ begged him to stay because he knew of Johnson resigned, he was going to lose the military.
Resignation is a huge trump card and I am sure that if General Petraus played it, Obama would be terrified. However, I do not take the General for a man who plays politics, but a man who loves his troops.
Thanks for the response. I’m not comfortable with Obama as CIC, and I don’t think most of our military personnel are either, but it’s a chain of command that must respected regardless. President Obama would be wise to heed General Petraeus’s council.