I'll take your word for it. It's just hard to believe that anyone other than a politician could rise to the top in today's PC military.
And why would a Marxist like Obama want someone heading the CIA who is a patriot?
You’re absolutely correct, one must be good at politics to make it to the top or have an influential “sponsor” in Congress who can trade in your favor. Obviously Patraeus is a statesman. A politician would not have been thrown under the bus by Obama.