Did Petraeus wear medals he did not earn?

[Bennyboy]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/9/19/22357/9565

Seems he may have been wearing a Bronze star for Valor, that according to sources, he did not actually earn.

[Rex]

1. Looks that way.

[YDogg]

2. Bush: "I think this thread is disgusting. It's not just an attack on Patraeus, but on our military."

[jimshoes]

3. Doesn't matter now

He's bush's darling and any and all attempts to portray him in anything less than saintly light will be met with the full force of the media spin machine.

[The Count]

7. Remember when they called Rummy "sexy"? Or the former saint, Powell?

Why oh, why do democrats buy into this glory be BS?

[The Count]

4. Earn? what'sit mean? Bush is gonna give it to him for lying anyway eventually.

[angstlessk]

8. Valor can ONLY be earned on the battlefield..even the president

cannot present one with the V for valor!

[The Count]

17. Thanks. I didn't know that. In this case - it's a grave offense indeed.

Saint Betrayus - your halo is slippin'

[JVS]

5. hey do you want to get DU condemned by congress or something?

[angstlessk]

6. Hell, there was an officer who was caught wearing one and he committed suicide

when found out!!!

[BOSSHOG]

9. Admiral Mike Boorda - 16 May 1996

Sailors seldom forget such things. And he was a great CNO, coming up from E-1 to O-10. That doesn't happen, except in his case.

[TomInTib]

13. Admiral Jeremy Boorda nt

[Red Zelda]

10. Wasn't that a bellhop outfit?

Nice hair on that Betrayus pile of shit, too.

[Disturbed]

11. If this can be verified it would put a damper on the Betrayus

run for the Pres. in 2012, as he has said he has ambition for.

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. Its more than a damper on his race

in a fair military he'd loose more than just a medal

His career

His pension

perhaps his freedom

This is a court martial offense

[Richard Steele]

12. Sure looks like he did, doesn't it? recommended.

[cliss]

15. I was SO surprised about that.

I read that Betray US had actually never been in any combat, never been in ANY WARS at all. Seems the crony has always sat behind a desk!!!

Well then what the hell were the medals for? Being a pencil pusher?

[Bitwit1234]

16. And the swift board buttholes ran ads about a hero who did earn his medals

And I never ever even seen a resolution proposed to sanction those crooks and bush ass kissers.

[tabasco]

18. Tommy Franks gave him the medal.

Figure it out for yourself.