[Freddd]

BWAHAHAHAHAHA

Oh this is too rich.. Remember the General ‘Betray Us’- put out by Obama’s boss, George Soros and moveon.org.....well Obama just hired him for Afghanistan!

Bwahahahahaha

[Typical_Whitey]

Thank God George W. Bush won the war in Iraq or this thing will seriously be imploding under the lack of leadership that this administration displays.

[cvq3842]

I would not be entirely surprised if Petraeus were our next president. Stranger things have happened.

[Typical_Whitey]

Thank God George W. Bush won the war in Iraq or this thing will seriously be imploding under the lack of leadership that this administration displays.

[Pilgrim's Progress]

Now that’s going to strengthen his far-left wacko support.

[roaddog727]

so who gets CENTCOM?

[americanophile]

His Majesty missed a golden opportunity to prove that our war effort is more important than his ego. Rather, he has reinforced his stereotype as a thin-skinned, vain autocrat.

[montag813]

Petraeus should just resign. Let Obama name some lesbian “general” to the job instead, if the ROE aren’t going to change.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

He owns it, now.

No more blaming Bush.

[null and void]

Blame your predecessor
Blame your second in command
Prepare three envelopes...

Except that seconds in command seem to be bailing out before they can be blamed...

[DrC]

Isn’t that a non-trivial demotion for Petraeus? And how are the liberals going to feel about having the Afghan war handled by the very person Bush relied upon to oversee the detested “surge” in Iraq?

Obama seems to have a talent for jumping from the frying pan into the fire. Somehow I don’t think this decision is going to reverse his declining approval ratings.

[Gay State Conservative]

Was McCrystal simply relieved of command or has he retired from the military?

[Zhang Fei]

Two demotions - one for Petraeus and one for McChrystal.

[Hillbillary]

Gen. David Petraeus is already the Afghanistan CDR. He is the CENTCOM CINC. Something is screwy here.

[RasterMaster]

Pres’ent DUh-bama is the one who should be “RELIEVED of command”. His own party said worse of him during the campaign...he asked one of them to be his running mate and filled cabinet posts with the rest. They were all far more critical than any comments attributed to the general.

[FrankR]

Maybe McChrystal should run for President...you know, just to further piss off the Purple-lipped peacock

[gogogodzilla]

Who didn’t see this coming?

If the Obamanation hadn’t done this, then he’d be seen as a being unable to control the military by the left.

And that’s one of the last things he wants, is for his base - the left - to see him as ineffective and weak. Now the rest of America already knows he’s weak, but his supporters don’t yet.

[Tulsa Ramjet]

Petraeus was already over the Afghanistan command at CENTCOM HQ. Its natural for HQ commander to temporarily takeover until they find another field commander. Besides, such an announced tactic will resonate with world perception. I highly doubt that Petraeus is going to be the day-to-day guy in Afghanistan for a lengthy period of time. He has able commanders that work for him. That is how things work.

[roses of sharon]

Obama’s General gets dumped, Bush’s General returns.

Can Bush return as CIC too?

[Truth29]

Don't do it General Petraeus. You will just be the fall guy for Obama. He doesn't want to win. The ROEs are designed to just keep getting Americans killed. The announced departure date will lead to scenes like the last days in Saigon as we try to get out. Petraeus will tarnish his own chances for higher office if he takes this on and Obama keeps strangling the US war effort.