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Ex-Gen. David Petraeus says Hillary Clinton would ‘make a tremendous President’
The New York Daily News ^ | February 9, 2014 | Adam Edelman

Posted on 02/09/2014 2:47:21 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Former Army Gen. David Petraeus , who has traditionally stayed away from political endorsements, appears to be eager to support a Hillary Clinton candidacy, a new book alleges.

“She’d make a tremendous President,” the former commander and CIA director reportedly says in the new book “HRC: State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton,” by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes.

“Like a lot of great leaders, her most impressive qualities were most visible during tough times,” Petraeus adds.

The comments mark an interesting departure for Petraeus, who, when it comes to politics, has typically remained quiet.

The book, to be released Tuesday, alleges that the unlikely pair forged a friendship while Clinton was Secretary of State.

According to excerpts of “HRC,” obtained by ABC News, Clinton, soon after taking office, invited Petraeus to her Washington home to drink wine and discuss Middle East issues. The night was so enjoyable that she invited him over again the next night to continue their chat.


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016endorsements; authorondrugs; benghazi; book; bsbook; democrats; hillary; hillary2016; petraeus; unbelievable
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Her cankles are sure tremendous.


41 posted on 02/09/2014 3:24:27 PM PST by Politicalkiddo (Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crused it. -M. Twain)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Boy they really got to old General Betrayus but good.


42 posted on 02/09/2014 3:31:26 PM PST by tflabo (Truth or Tyranny)
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To: TigersEye

Before anyone speaks of President Hillary I want to know what really happened at Bengahzi—who is to blame! She must tell us the truth behind the cover up and unmask who was at fault and why!


43 posted on 02/09/2014 3:32:24 PM PST by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll)
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To: Forward the Light Brigade

What does that cheating, lying, buzzhead know?


44 posted on 02/09/2014 3:36:35 PM PST by Kackikat
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

SecDef at the very least. Probably VP.


45 posted on 02/09/2014 3:36:56 PM PST by clintonh8r (Don't twerk me, Bro!)
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To: Forward the Light Brigade
Hillary will never tell the truth about Benghazi. The initial denial of security lies directly at her feet. I am 99% sure that the "Youtube video" scam was her idea. While the lack of response during the attack belongs entirely to 0dungo the SecState should have been on the phone to him demanding action to protect her employees. We already know she only spoke to him once that night and made no such demand.

She belongs in prison (they both do) for what she did and didn't do and she knows it.

46 posted on 02/09/2014 3:45:43 PM PST by TigersEye (Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I think I am going to be ill...

“Like a lot of great leaders, her most impressive qualities were most visible during tough times,” Petraeus tells Allen and Parnes. “In the wake of the Benghazi attacks, for example, she was extraordinarily resolute, determined, and controlled.”

from another article:

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/02/did-petraeus-just-endorse-hillary-clinton/


47 posted on 02/09/2014 3:50:23 PM PST by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Another tid-bit:

“Clinton’s courtship of her erstwhile foe began shortly after President-elect Obama nominated her as Secretary of State in 2008. She invited Petraeus, then the military’s top commander for the Middle East, to her home in Washington, D.C., to share a bottle of wine and talk about the Middle East.

Allen and Parnes write that the session went so well, she invited him back for another meeting the following night, and another bottle of wine.”

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/02/did-petraeus-just-endorse-hillary-clinton/


48 posted on 02/09/2014 3:52:36 PM PST by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America

“Wow, what does this regime have on Petraeus? Must be pretty damning.’

BINGO!!!

Ding-ding, you get the prize.

See my posts 47 and 48, quoting from another article, he visited Hillary two days in a row...


49 posted on 02/09/2014 3:55:46 PM PST by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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To: Innovative

Blackmail.


50 posted on 02/09/2014 4:09:31 PM PST by flaglady47 (Proud Conservative Republican)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Alright, they definitely have him by the balls.

Who did he kill? What sex act did they film him doing? What’s the deal?


51 posted on 02/09/2014 4:10:54 PM PST by Bogey78O (We had a good run. Coulda been great still.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

And Hillary says Petraeus would make a tremendous husband. So what?


52 posted on 02/09/2014 4:13:22 PM PST by csmusaret (Will remove Obama-Biden bumperstickers for $10)
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To: F15Eagle

Perhaps the title of “Gen. Betray us” is not far off the mark.


53 posted on 02/09/2014 4:26:11 PM PST by 353FMG
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Hitlory probably promised Petraeus a SecDef position if she wins.


55 posted on 02/09/2014 4:29:25 PM PST by Rappini (Veritas vos Liberabit)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What a loser he turned out to be.


56 posted on 02/09/2014 4:33:29 PM PST by jersey117
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To: Innovative; Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
“Wow, what does this regime have on Petraeus? Must be pretty damning.’

See my posts 47 and 48, quoting from another article, he visited Hillary two days in a row...

WHOA! That's it!! Betrayus is a LESBIAN!!

57 posted on 02/09/2014 4:43:34 PM PST by Right Wing Assault
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Boy oh boy, were we wrong about this ass clown or what??


58 posted on 02/09/2014 4:51:36 PM PST by pgkdan
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59 posted on 02/09/2014 4:53:10 PM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Boy, that General Betrayus ad was not as far out as we thought!


60 posted on 02/09/2014 5:00:34 PM PST by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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