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Submitted by Guy Soldier, Sep 25, 2007 12:00

With all due respect, the author of the Sun editorial did not know what he was talking about when he said "Secretary Rumsfeld, after all, is a man who punished General Petraeus after his first tour in Iraq by sending him to Fort Leavenworth."

Then Major General (two-star) Petraeus, left out of a successful command goes to Ft. Leavenworth KS to earn his third star and rank of Lieutenant General - hardly punishment.

He then returns to Iraq to organize the training and equipping of Iraqi forces, then those under his command lose accountability of over 190,000 AK 47s and over a half-million protective vests and helmets which the general then says is due to "clerical error." (See http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/07/AR2007080701726.html) Petraeus said to Fox News: "Some percentage" of weapons the U.S. military provided to the Iraqi army and Iraqi police units were not tracked by serial number because there were no procedures in place to do so within the Iraqi units.

Reassuringly, he said "We occasionally likened it to building the world's largest aircraft while in flight and while being shot at," the general said. "But we gradually started putting those procedures into place."

He then is promoted to wearing his fourth star and put in charge of the Multinational Force-Iraq.

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With all due respect, the author of the Sun editorial did not know what he was talking about when he...	Guy Soldier	Sep 25, 2007 12:00
With his 3rd star, he should have been given a Corps Command, preferrably XVIII Abn. He never commanded a corps... [MORE]	Former Petraeus Staff Officer	Dec 24, 2007 19:32
Who is going to pay for this joke ? , could it be your SS check ?. Put them all... [MORE]	Tom Jones	Sep 8, 2007 11:09
Apparently some of you commenting on this favorably for Patraeus for President either: 1. Like to have a military regime here.2.... [MORE]	John Hall	Sep 7, 2007 17:27
My difficulty with this issue is based on the two ironic and converse foci of the issue in Iraq. The inception,... [MORE]	John House	Sep 6, 2007 23:06
I predict Gen. Petraeus will be President at some future time, if he thinks America needs his leadership. Right now,... [MORE]	Margaret Tucker	Sep 6, 2007 21:51
One could only hope that the General would give such a presentation to the treasonous congress. However, he will not... [MORE]	R Esposito	Sep 6, 2007 14:45
General Petraeus is too smart, too honorable, too much the soldier to defile himself by running for president. His splendid... [MORE]	Tom Tolson	Sep 6, 2007 14:08
Excellent summary of the impact of statements and votes of members of Congress, including some Republicans (Warner, Lugar, Hagel, et... [MORE]	Jim Forrest	Sep 6, 2007 13:53
The mainstream media has been diligent in one aspect only, and that is to push an agenda of defeat and... [MORE]	Susan Petrarca	Sep 6, 2007 13:22
Gentlemen: No one admires and respects Genral Petraeus and his accomplishments more than I. No one is more committed to ultimate... [MORE]	David Hecht	Sep 6, 2007 10:58
If he would run, I'd vote for him. [MORE]	Jeannie Tesi	Sep 6, 2007 10:49
Excellent. He deserves the support of all Americans! [MORE]	Joyce Holmgren	Sep 6, 2007 10:14
"Our country is at war, and I am reporting to you that the enemy views the Congress of the United... [MORE]	C. Lazzara	Sep 6, 2007 09:38
Of of the numerous wrong headed editorials in the Sun about the Iraq disaster, this one is the most wrong... [MORE]	Jerry Skurnik	Sep 6, 2007 08:34
Winning or losing US wars in Afghanistan and Iraq from a point of military advantage should not be an issue.... [MORE]	George N. Spitz	Sep 6, 2007 04:35
Mr. Spitz, Thank you. It is always refreshing to learn from someone's insight. [MORE]	John House	Sep 14, 2007 20:09
If more newspapers and other legitimate organs of media held to the same honesty, practicality, and vision of the New... [MORE]	John Spencer Yantiss	Sep 6, 2007 04:17

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