Ex-Gen. David Petraeus says Hillary Clinton would ‘make a tremendous President’

[Zorro]

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.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ex-gen-david-petraeus-hillary-clinton-tremendous-president-article-1.1607801

[hrmjustin]

1. I think she wouod make a great president as well.

Don't always agree but she would make a fine president.

[peacebird]

2. Please. Let's find new blood, not those already so tied to status quo. No DLC, no Third Way....

It's time for real change.

[dflprincess]

5. Agreed n/t

[gussmith]

14. Let's Reach Out, Expand Our Vision

Totally agree; why do we put our country in the hands of the same fallible, ageing few?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Pardon my cynicism...

But guess who is running for her VP?


Yup.


Brown-nosing wanna-be.

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. Patreus ..the man who go fired for his poor judgement...

yeah, HIS recommendation is valuable...riiight...

[Agnosticsherbet]

4. Sounds like he is appying for the VP position.

Though, if nominated and elected she has the qualities to be a good President.

[malthaussen]

7. What a great article!

Ol' General Petraeus, what a card. Funny thing, though, the piece makes no mention of just what exactly those "impressive qualities" are. OK, it's just a fluff piece to push his book.

Ya know, I hate it when I ask somebody how a movie was, and all they can say is "It was great." Well, why was it great? "Oh, I don't know, it just was." Just like Mrs Clinton is among the "greatest" secretaries of state in history. Yep, greater than Madison, Seward, Marshall, and Kissenger (yeah, I know I'll get booed for the last). Still waiting to find out why, though.

-- Mal

[Whisp]

9. thank you, I didn't want to read it but you answered my question:

What impressive qualities, exactly?

None mentioned.

Petraeus was probably asked by the Clintons to do this, it's all about priming for the primaries.

He's a hawk just like she was with Syria and Iraq and Iran, etc., so of course they would be buddy buds.

And how he let the Kagan's (the "De Facto Military Advisors&quot have such power of decisions in Afghanistan is truly perplexing. There is a Kagan relative attachement to the Clintons as well.

[Jackpine Radical]

27. Re: Kissinger:

[font size=8 color=purple]BOO![/font]

Some prophecies just call out to be fulfilled.

[malthaussen]

28. 'deed they do.

But I think it can reasonably be argued that making a radical change in foreign policy from containment to detente does beg for some appreciation, even if the people responsible were slime balls.

-- Mal

[Drunken Irishman]

8. I think she could make a good president...

Maybe not the president I want, but I don't think she'd be a failure.

[Scuba]

10. Another good reason to support anyone else.

[blkmusclmachine]

16. #anyonebuthillary

[Beacool]

11. I agree with him and so do millions of other people.

[dionysus]

20. hey Bea, i have a special present for you!

[Beacool]

22. Ohhhh, a Hillary bankie!!!

That's a first. It'll come in handy if she does run in 016.

Thank you!!!!

[dionysus]

23. it will keep you safe from trolls and bankie coveting racoons.

[Beacool]

24. I think that it will.

She's even fiercer than I am.

[JI7]

12. for some reason a lot of Generals supported Hillary in 2008

interesting because a lot of them didn't like Bill Clinton or OBama but they liked her. Stanley McChrystal is another one. and GEneral shelton.

[tularetom]

13. Sure she would, she'd let him start wars everywhere and make sure he got all the $ he needed

I hope there is an actual Democrat out there who wants to be President.

We really can do better than her.

[blkmusclmachine]

15. HRC 2016 Campaign Slogan: "You Don't Need No Stinkin' Choices"

[bemildred]

17. Hmmm. Let's see what Dick Cheney thinks. Maybe Bolton could weigh in too. nt

[TwilightGardener]

18. Oh lord jesus. Why so fucking early with this shit?

Trying to scare off the rest of the Dem field, I guess. Go get yourself "All In" with your girlfriend Paula and stop trying to line up your next gig, loser.

[bigdarryl]

19. Petraeus is full of SHIT

Because if he REALLY is a supporter of Hillary he should be setting the record straight on Benghazi telling his fellow rethugs what the deal is.But this motherfucker has been silent if he really is a supporter he would be saying it wasn't the Former Secretary Of States fault what happened it was part his fault.

[WhoWoodaKnew]

21. No way Petraeus gets a VP nod from Clinton.

[Exultant Democracy]

25. David Petraeus doesn't get a fair and unbiased treatment on DU

Many on this site were against him from the start because of the close association that Bush tried to forge with David in the public eye. The simple truth is David was never a Bush lover and the reason the Bush people wanted him around is because he had one thing none of them ever had, competence and the credibility that competence brings.

[Xyzse]

31. I actually kinda agree.

[RedstDem]

26. thats funny, i think he would make a great president

of my trash can!

once we get hil in, we can just elect families from then on, what difference will the first name make?


good morning president bushx3

[democratisphere]

29. Hillary's time has come to be the next POTUS.

We've given up on "hope", so get on board for 'cope and change'.

[mwrguy]

30. Betray-Us is up to something

better keep an eye on that weasel