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David French: Say No to David Petraeus
National Review ^ | February 14, 2017 | David French

Posted on 02/15/2017 7:52:31 PM PST by EveningStar

He did his country a great service, but he also broke the law.

If Donald Trump doesn't understand now, he will eventually. Integrity and truth ultimately do matter, and if he wants to be a successful president, he's going to have to appoint people to high office who won't violate the public's trust.

That means appointing more men like Neil Gorsuch and James Mattis. And it means keeping David Petraeus out of the White House...

It's no understatement to say that by the September 2008 -- when he turned over command in Iraq to General Raymond Odierno -- he was an American hero, one of the great generals of modern times. Then he betrayed his family, violated the law, and established a precedent for prosecutorial favoritism that haunted America during the 2016 presidential election.

The facts of his case are simple and disappointing. Petraeus had an affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell, and provided her with notebooks containing highly classified information. Compounding his offense, he apparently initially lied to the FBI when they confronted him in 2012, denying that he had provided any classified information to his mistress...

Now is not the time to exchange one lying public servant for another. Mr. President, find another man of General Mattis's caliber...

(Excerpt) Read more at nationalreview.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: davidfrench; davidpetraeus; nationalreview; petraeus; trump
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1 posted on 02/15/2017 7:52:31 PM PST by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

I always believed Broadwell to be a honeytrap..


2 posted on 02/15/2017 7:54:28 PM PST by cardinal4 ("Sat stonefaced while the building burned..")
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To: EveningStar

You CAN’T fire Flynn for lying about the stupid phone calls with the Russian ambassador and replace him with PETRAEUS who’s actually been convicted of perjury etc. Just CAN’T DO IT! That would look crazy and it would BE crazy.


3 posted on 02/15/2017 7:54:38 PM PST by Enchante (Hoping the Clintonistas are gone from our public life forever!!)
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To: EveningStar

Petraeus would love a little payback ,LOL


4 posted on 02/15/2017 7:55:29 PM PST by butlerweave
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Ok, so Petraeus escaped the perjury conviction, but only because he got such a “sweetheart” plea deal.

Still, he is not the person to replace Flynn when Flynn was pushed out over “trust” issues.


5 posted on 02/15/2017 7:57:49 PM PST by Enchante (Hoping the Clintonistas are gone from our public life forever!!)
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To: cardinal4

Remember this affair was blown open by the military groupie threatening a General John Allens muslim honeypot in Tampa

What a sordid mess and how can trump even say the name Petreaus? A flawed weak man easily controlled by bad people


6 posted on 02/15/2017 7:59:06 PM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: EveningStar

This increases the likelihood that Petraeus is a good pick.


7 posted on 02/15/2017 8:00:26 PM PST by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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To: EveningStar

I agree.Betrayus is no hero of mine. He just set a good standard for criminal security violation which hillary blew away like smoke!! GET THAT DAMNED COMEY GONE!! Trump are you NUTS? LOCK HER UP!! NOW!!~


8 posted on 02/15/2017 8:01:19 PM PST by WENDLE (Trump RULES IMMIGRATION!! Sanctuary crap will STOP or no money. ZERO!!)
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To: EveningStar

David French? The putative Egg McMuffin? That guy?


9 posted on 02/15/2017 8:02:02 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: EveningStar

The FBI doesn’t report political smears unless they’re ordered to from DOJ or the White Hut.


10 posted on 02/15/2017 8:02:43 PM PST by BerryDingle (I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
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To: reasonisfaith
This increases the likelihood that Petraeus is a good pick.

How so?

11 posted on 02/15/2017 8:04:45 PM PST by EveningStar
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What’s wrong with David French? He’s a good writer.


12 posted on 02/15/2017 8:05:46 PM PST by EveningStar
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To: silverleaf

Who turned her loose on Petreaus? Nobody every got to the bottom of that..at least that I’m aware of..


13 posted on 02/15/2017 8:06:42 PM PST by cardinal4 ("Sat stonefaced while the building burned..")
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To: EveningStar

Bill Kristol Thinks a Nobody Named David French Can Take Down Donald Trump
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/31/bill-kristol-thinks-a-nobody-named-david-french-can-take-down-donald-trump.html


14 posted on 02/15/2017 8:07:25 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: Enchante

Ditto, that.


15 posted on 02/15/2017 8:09:35 PM PST by arthurus
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To: EveningStar

Because French’s motives are highly questionable.


16 posted on 02/15/2017 8:09:41 PM PST by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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To: EveningStar

Can they just clone Mattis?


17 posted on 02/15/2017 8:15:59 PM PST by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!)
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French was a NeverTrumper.


18 posted on 02/15/2017 8:21:29 PM PST by TakebackGOP
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To: Enchante

HRC’s Emails also implicate him in some of the gun running schemes and crimes that she was using the Foundation for.


19 posted on 02/15/2017 8:26:25 PM PST by greeneyes
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To: cardinal4

At least she was over 18.


20 posted on 02/15/2017 8:28:12 PM PST by cradle of freedom
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