No. He is not a conservative. He went along with Obama’s terrible Rules of Engagement that were responsible for killing and wounding numerous American troops. He went along with numerous other stupid or evil policies, without a peep of objection.
Yes, it’s an officer’s duty to stand by his men. But sometimes the only way of doing so is to resign in protest.
The Surge worked in Iraq, but Petraeus was far to willing to risk our troops so as to butter up our Muslim “allies.”
Sure now we know better than General Petraeus. If only Newt had led the surge.