Has turned over his position to Gen Odierio.

Thank you Gen. Petraeus for a job well done job,

Welcome to Tampa, and If I see you around I'll buy yuu a drink. Could be a fun conversation.

Bless.

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Andy
Cynical Optimist

He should be arrested and taken to trial for war crimes in Iraq.

WS.

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"You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom"- Malcom X

What a hero. He had the courage to tell things like they are and make great changes. If you do see him, buy him a beer from me, too. (Then send me the bill in a PM. )

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Science flies you to the moon.

Religion flies you into buildings.

He was alright, for an army pogue.

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I am a liberal, a classical liberal. Classical liberalism is liberalism, but the current collectivists have captured that designation in the United States. In Europe they are glad enough to call themselves socialists. But no one in America wants to be called socialist and admit what they are.

Courage, Truth, Honor, Fidelity, Discipline, Hospitality, Industriousness, Self-Reliance, Perseverance

I have to say he did a bang up job in Iraq while walking a fine line. Working for the hard-nosed Bush admin and trying to appear like a truthful honest human being is almost impossible but he seems to have done it. I'd buy him a beer.

Bush abdicated all responsibility to Petraeus, remember ? All Petraeus had to do to make his tour 'successful' was to keep Americans out of the line of fire. His 'success' is due to his policy of planning for withdrawal. That policy appeals to all Iraqis.

Isn't that Obama's plan?

A withdrawal has been being planned since the get go by military commanders. It was simply a matter of when they would be ordered to implement that withdrawal.

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I am a liberal, a classical liberal. Classical liberalism is liberalism, but the current collectivists have captured that designation in the United States. In Europe they are glad enough to call themselves socialists. But no one in America wants to be called socialist and admit what they are.

Courage, Truth, Honor, Fidelity, Discipline, Hospitality, Industriousness, Self-Reliance, Perseverance

Petraeus was a welcome and refreshing addition to the foreign policy face of america. He strikes me as honest, intelligent, genuine, and straight forward.

Any success he had was limited and is at risk of unraveling - civil violence is currently trending upwards in Iraq.

But i don't think anyone could rescue this disaster.

Andrew

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“...corporations and those who run them cannot stop exploiting resources and amassing wealth until they have... .I cannot finish this sentence, because the truth is that can never stop; like cancer, they can only continue to expand until they kill the host.”

-- Derrick Jensen

Somebody has to direct the grunts.

Andrew

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“...corporations and those who run them cannot stop exploiting resources and amassing wealth until they have... .I cannot finish this sentence, because the truth is that can never stop; like cancer, they can only continue to expand until they kill the host.”

-- Derrick Jensen

War is nothing but people fighting for our rights.Peace is nothing but "politicians wants to be peace from the people's fight".

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Vimal

Blaze Infotech

Was your bomb-belt a dud? Better luck next time!

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"The most important single central fact about a free market is that no exchange takes place unless both parties benefit."
- Milton Friedman

"The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it."
- George Orwell