The General Petraeus Situation is why I'm a Hobbyist

I still dont get why a little bit of action on the side makes the man unfit for the job. It has not caused our present and past presidents to step down from office..

Obama is rumored to be a dick smoker
Same goes for Geroge W Bush
Clinton was a freakin stud
George H W Bush had a lover

I am sure if you dig deep enough you will find a mistress or two in the past of every man in a position of power. Originally Posted by yourself

This shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone. Discretion is key. It doesn't matter how talented you may be in any field of expertise. If you're indiscrete and get caught it shows an inability ot manage your life. One's image as a good husband carries weight. Getting labeled as an unfaithful husband.adulterer still destroys some men's career (Eliot Spitzer learned the hard way as did the former head of the IMternational Monetary Fund). You can be a serial adulterer and run one of the largest investment houses in the world SO LONG AS you keep it quiet and under wraps. Once you fail to do so you're credibility takes a hit and a quiet exit is arranged for you by your soon-to-be former business colleagues. They may be fucking more pussy on the side than you did but they're keeping it under wraps.

Even though he is retired, he can still be prosecuted by the Army, and in my opinion he should be. I think he should get the maximum. Dishonorable discharge, loss of all pay (including retirement), and one year of confinement. Originally Posted by blue3122

So effin laughable. Thats so not going to happen. I also served in the military and have seen officers get away with much worse shit like DUIs, fucking enlisted personnel wives, etc. If anything, he'll get a slap on the hand for violating the 11th Commandment. Bad General.....bad General.

Have you seen a photo of Petreaus's wife? He needed some form of release..

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And please, spare us the conspiracy theory crap, you've watched that fairy tale movie JFK too many times. Originally Posted by Look-at-Stupid

Sorry, I can't spare you the conspiracy theory crap because I understand physics, however rare that might be. There were more shots than accounted for in the reports because bullets can't break the laws of physics.

Nobody knows where the extra shots came from. I happen to believe that they came from government sources, otherwise what would be the motive to cover them up, and how could they be the same caliber? I could be wrong about the source, but not about the 'extra shots'.

Cheers,

L4L

Have you seen a photo of Petreaus's wife? He needed some form of release.. Originally Posted by yourself

His wife? I thought that was Susan Boyle. LOL, yes, he needed an outlet.

If a Morman General had two wives, could he stay in the military if he confined himself to them?

Sorry, I can't spare you the conspiracy theory crap because I understand physics, however rare that might be. There were more shots than accounted for in the reports because bullets can't break the laws of physics.

Nobody knows where the extra shots came from. I happen to believe that they came from government sources, otherwise what would be the motive to cover them up, and how could they be the same caliber? I could be wrong about the source, but not about the 'extra shots'.

Cheers,

L4L Originally Posted by Lust4xxxLife

Seems you're not really that smart at all. The only "extra" shots evidence is a recording that is of super poor quality, and not even the experts can agree on it. And where is any evidence of a cover-up of extra shots? My advice to you is to stop trying to talk about subjects you have no clue about (science) and watch this video and learn something. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xs2mPCKCrE

Seems you're not really that smart at all. The only "extra" shots evidence is a recording that is of super poor quality, and not even the experts can agree on it. And where is any evidence of a cover-up of extra shots? My advice to you is to stop trying to talk about subjects you have no clue about (science) and watch this video and learn something. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xs2mPCKCrE Originally Posted by Look-at-Stupid

Umm... The video you reference doesn't include all of the documented bullet impacts, so it's nonsense. Sorry to deflate your balloon.

L4L

Bring Clinton back!! Before he has another heart attack

Umm... The video you reference doesn't include all of the documented bullet impacts, so it's nonsense. Sorry to deflate your balloon.

L4L Originally Posted by Lust4xxxLife

easy to make a dumb claim, much harder to back it huh? You lack the proof to deflate anything, and I doubt you even watched the video. It is a complete computer forensics mock-up of Dealey Plaza, and it has the proof of the Zapruder film to back it 100%. Game, set, match...and single bullet fact

I still dont get why a little bit of action on the side makes the man unfit for the job. . Originally Posted by yourself

The only change I would make to that quote is "man or woman". I understand that in the current military code that Adultery is a crime, but that doesn't mean it should be that way.

There was a quote from the Clinton impeachment hearings and I am not going to get it exactly right, but it was something like "When you hear someone begin by saying 'It's not about money', it's about money. And when you hear someone begin by stating 'It's not about sex'....."

There are maybe a handful of people on the planet that have the talent and experience of Petreaus. Then we ask them to live for up to 12-18 months at a time away from their loved ones, surrounded by violence and death, manage tens of thousands of troops on a budget that is more than almost every Fortune 500 company and....oh yeah, one more thing, we need you to have the sexual life of a monk.

It's already difficult enough to attract the best and brightest to serve our citizens, whether that be as a teacher, first respondent or military---but then we add this impossible Puritanical Moral Code that we don't apply to those in the private sector who normally make a lot more money under less stressful conditions.

There are a lot of other avenues in today's world to focus sexual curiousity. I really wish we could leave stuff like this alone as losing Petreaus only means we lost yet another capable servant over what should be a private matter.