◼ Paragraph 11 Explains Petraeus Departure - Smitty/The Other McCain
In case anybody wondered why David Petraeus ejected:
“I wanted him to continue,” she said. “He was good, he loved the work, and he had a command of intelligence issues second to none.” Feinstein added that Petraeus will no longer be required to testify at hearings next week related to the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya Sept. 11.◼ CIA DIRECTOR PETRAEUS RESIGNS OVER 'AFFAIR' - Ben Shapiro/Breitbart BIG Peace
This is only the latest in a string of groundshaking events demonstrating that the Obama administration hid information vital to the American people during the last days of the 2012 election cycle. The fact that the most respected soldier of his generation, Petraeus, would be leaving the administration during an Obama second term, had to be known by the White House prior to the election. And they said nothing in order to run out the clock.
The fact that Attorney General Eric Holder was considering stepping down from the administration had to be known by the White House prior to the election. Meanwhile, during the election cycle, the Obama administration claimed executive privilege in order to shield Holder from questions about Fast and Furious.
The fact that an American drone was fired upon in international airspace by Iranian airplanes was hidden from the American public for a week in order to prevent the American public from recognizing the failure of the Obama Iranian foreign policy.
The facts in Benghazi were lied about by virtually every member of the Obama administration for weeks upon weeks.
The fact that the administration had been slow-walking reams of vital regulation to beyond the election in order to avoid scaring off voters was hidden from the public.
◼ A few thoughts on the resignation of David Petraeus as CIA director - Stephen Hayes/Weekly Standard
◼ Krauthammer on Petraeus: Now That There's a Sex Scandal Benghazi Will Become Hottest Story Around - Noel Sheppard/Newsbusters
◼ When Did Obama Know About Petraeus' Affair? - Ace Of Spades
Drudge headines:
Petraeus Was Slated to Testify on Benghazi Next Week...
KING: 'Absolutely necessary witness'...
'Timing Is Just Too Perfect'...
Lawmakers Considered Calling For Resignation Last Month...
FBI SPIED ON CIA DIRECTOR, WOMAN; EMAILS?
Did Mistress's Husband Write to NYTIMES 'Ethicist' About Affair With Petraeus?
◼ The media, General Petraeus and Benghazi - Gay Patriot
◼ Video: Say, why would the FBI be investigating a CIA director, anyway? - Ed Morrissey/HotAir I find it very difficult to believe that the kind of background check necessary for becoming DCIA would have failed to uncover the affair. If the CIA didn’t learn of the affair in the first place, especially since it appears that Broadwell is hardly the model of discretion, doesn’t that call into question their ability to gather intel even in a fairly target-rich environment? Or if they did, why would the FBI’s discovery of it require a resignation now, rather than a disqualification then? ◼ More theories on the Petraeus resignation, From a former spook. - neoneocon ◼ The Sudden (and Curious) Departure of David Petraeus - In From The Cold
One final note: former Michigan Congressman Pete Hoekstra (who knows as much about intel as anyone in Washington) tweeted this evening that the Petraeus mess will "get much worse..more here than meets the eye."
We shall see.