The Man Called Petraeus Enters the Netherword
by digby
Obviously, I have no idea why the administration is moving the great military hero Petraeus out of the chain of command and into the CIA. For all I know, he’s got a great feel for Intelligence work and has dreamed of being a spook since he was a boy. But I can speculate on the politics side and I can’t think of a better place to put the only possible person who could present a real threat to his election if he were prevailed upon to run. He will be invisible. And, presumably, occupied running the various secret CIA wars which he won’t be able to take public credit for.
Say what you will about Obama but he’s one savvy pol when it comes to sidelining his most potent rivals. Maybe he should appoint the whole GOP field to his cabinet and run unopposed.
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