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 too willing to risk our troops so as to butter up our Muslim “allies.”
One could argue whether it saved more lives getting that war pointed in the right direction or getting the proper ROE.
Sometimes there are mutually exclusive decisions that have to be chosen between.