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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>The Washington Independent - Latest Comments in Petraeus Talk Seems to Bolster Obama</title><link>http://washingtonindependent.disqus.com/</link><description></description><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:04:16 -0000</lastBuildDate><item><title>Re: Petraeus Talk Seems to Bolster Obama</title><link>http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=11381#comment-21566660</link><description>WE NEED TO MAKE ARE ARMY ALOT LIKE THE AIRBORNE A FAST MOVING ARMY. THE US ARMY IS LIKE A SLEEPY BEER.... ---------&amp;gt; lol :D</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">cerita dewasa</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:04:16 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Petraeus Talk Seems to Bolster Obama</title><link>http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=11381#comment-21109933</link><description>McCain was dropping bombs on innocent Vietnamese who had never attacked America, just like the Iraqi's never attacked America.</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">foto cewek bugil</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:53:00 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Petraeus Talk Seems to Bolster Obama</title><link>http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=11381#comment-20879388</link><description>This is a true steatment, i like this..</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Cerita Dewasa</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:44:53 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Petraeus Talk Seems to Bolster Obama</title><link>http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=11381#comment-20878698</link><description>Good Idea, i agree for it..</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Cerita Dewasa</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:33:26 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Petraeus Talk Seems to Bolster Obama</title><link>http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=11381#comment-17708615</link><description>hmm i agree with you. your opinion is true</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">cerita dewasa</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:31:18 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Petraeus Talk Seems to Bolster Obama</title><link>http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=11381#comment-16932070</link><description>I have friends serving in both wars and they agree with you when you say General Petraeus is brilliant.  They have very much respect for him and they have always admired the job he performed.  We are all tired of this stuff.  &lt;a href="http://www.stopbeingsotired.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;end tiredness&lt;/a&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">endtiredness</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:52:31 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Petraeus Talk Seems to Bolster Obama</title><link>http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=11381#comment-16083751</link><description>I have ever known him.</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">nganhang</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:02:29 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Petraeus Talk Seems to Bolster Obama</title><link>http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=11381#comment-10670620</link><description>when is obama stoping the imigration</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">maria</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:34:46 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Petraeus Talk Seems to Bolster Obama</title><link>http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=11381#comment-9871999</link><description>WE NEED TO MAKE ARE ARMY ALOT LIKE THE AIRBORNE A FAST MOVING ARMY. THE US ARMY IS LIKE A SLEEPY BEER.</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">LUCAS DALTON</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 22:38:07 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Petraeus Talk Seems to Bolster Obama</title><link>http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=11381#comment-6971174</link><description>A poll recently conducted by Foreign Policy and Prospect magazines selected Petraeus as one of the world's top 100 public intellectuals.[5] And in April of this year, the Static Line Association named Petraeus as its 2008 Man of the Year.[6] In 2007, Time named Petraeus one of the 100 most influential leaders and revolutionaries of the year as well as one of its four runners up for Time Person of the Year.[7][8] He was also named the second most influential American conservative by The Daily Telegraph[9] as well as The Daily Telegraph's 2007 Man of the Year[10] and "America's most respected soldier" by Der Spiegel in 2008.[11] In 2005, Petraeus was selected as one of America's top leaders by US News and World Report.[12] Some news reports have speculated that Petraeus may have interest in running for the presidency. Despite these accounts, Petraeus has categorically stated that he has no political ambitions.[13][14][15][16][17][18] Most recently, GQ Magazine (December 2008) named Petraeus as the "Leader of the Year: Right Man, Right Time",[19] Newsweek named him the 16th most powerful person in the world in its December 20, 2008 edition,[20] and Prospect magazine named him the "Public Intellectual of the Year".&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.unclepayday.ca" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://www.unclepayday.ca&lt;/a&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">helend22</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:13:01 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Petraeus Talk Seems to Bolster Obama</title><link>http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=11381#comment-6971146</link><description>General David Howell Petraeus, USA (born November 7, 1952) is the 10th and current Commander, U.S. Central Command. Speaking at the change of command ceremony on October 31, 2008, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said of Petraeus: "He is the preeminent soldier-scholar-statesman of his generation and precisely the man we need in this command at this time."[5]. Petraeus previously served as Commanding General, Multi-National Force - Iraq (MNF-I) from January 26, 2007 to September 16, 2008.[1] As Commander of MNF-I, Petraeus oversaw all coalition forces in Iraq.[2][3] Petraeus was the General George C. Marshall Award winner as the top graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College—class of 1983.[4] He subsequently earned a M.P.A. degree (1985) and a Ph.D. degree (1987) in International Relations from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. He later served as Assistant Professor of International Relations at the U.S. Military Academy and also completed a fellowship at Georgetown University. He has a BS from the U.S. Military Academy—class of 1974—from which he graduated as a distinguished cadet (top 5% of his class).&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=”http://www.unclepayday.ca” rel="nofollow"&gt;payday loan canada&lt;/a&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">helend22</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:10:49 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Petraeus Talk Seems to Bolster Obama</title><link>http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=11381#comment-6588820</link><description>Management needs those who practice what they preach&lt;br&gt;"Whatever the excellent and best ones do, the commoners follow," says Sri Krishna in the Gita. The visionary leader must be a missionary, extremely practical, intensively dynamic and capable of translating dreams into reality. This dynamism and strength of a true leader flows from an inspired and spontaneous motivation to help others. "I am the strength of those who are devoid of personal desire and attachment. O Arjuna, I am the legitimate desire in those, who are not opposed to righteousness," says Sri Krishna in the 10th Chapter of the Gita. The philosophy contained in the pages of the Bhagavad Gita is today considered relevant and essential to our understanding of ourselves even in the western world. Leading business schools in the USA such as Kellogg have included the Bhagavad Gita as an elective subject in their curriculum. Terms such as 'Karma Capitalism', 'Exit Plan' and the likes are being explained on the basis of the teachings of Lord Krishna and the message of the Bhagavad Gita.</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">bhattathiri</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:16:56 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Petraeus Talk Seems to Bolster Obama</title><link>http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=11381#comment-4205741</link><description>One would think that Gen Petraeus had been reading and re-reading Gen Eisenhower's biography. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;At least IKE had no "BLOODY LIPS"  . . . . . . . &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;BUCKHEADDAD</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">buckheaddad</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:10:01 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Petraeus Talk Seems to Bolster Obama</title><link>http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=11381#comment-3657289</link><description>We should all take pride in the fact that we once again displayed for the world the power of our democracy, and reaffirmed the great American ideal that this is a nation where anything is possible. It didn’t matter who they were or where they came from; what they looked like or what party they belonged to – they came out and cast their ballot because they believed that in this country, our destiny is not written for us, but by us.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The election is over and America has appointed a new leader. The people have chosen “change” by electing Barack Obama for the next President of the United States. Whether the United States changes for the better or for the worse, there is no doubt that change is in store for our country. It’s clear that Americans believe Obama will bring a positive change to our country. We’ve heard many of the promises he has made to the U.S. from lowering taxes for the middle class to putting a timeline on the war in Iraq and trimming the federal budget “line by line.” However, Obama also supports the elimination of the payday loan industry. He believes that eradicating the payday loan industry will protect low-income and families in general from falling victims to predatory lenders. On higher ground, it will be a violation to our financial freedom if the option to utilize affordable payday loans is wiped out. Threatening our rights to financial freedom is not a great start to creating positive change. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Click to read more on &lt;a href="http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2008/11/06/obama-to-bring-change-how-will-payday-loans-change/" rel="nofollow"&gt;Payday Loans&lt;/a&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">AngelP</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:10:06 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Petraeus Talk Seems to Bolster Obama</title><link>http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=11381#comment-3099565</link><description>Listen to Rush Limbaugh much....seriously, why don't you try growing a thought of your own. I really wish that people would take a look at how we got into the eccomomic trouble we are in now, and who was in office, and in control of the House and Congress! come on!</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">sherman</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:45:42 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Petraeus Talk Seems to Bolster Obama</title><link>http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=11381#comment-3099224</link><description>He didn't say Patraeus endorsed him, moron.</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">EadesMAn eat it</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:24:12 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Petraeus Talk Seems to Bolster Obama</title><link>http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=11381#comment-3073506</link><description>At times I think Obama is the only one who realizes that we are not in a war with Iraq. We are in a war on terror.  We have had successful surges in Iraq before, but given time, the insurgents regroup, are fed into Iraq from other countries, and again you start to hear about soldiers dying in roadside bomb attacks.  If we are going to win this war, we need to open other fronts.  We need to "win" the Iraq front but cannot do so unless we regain control in Afghanistan and Yes, sit down and talk with the bad guys to stop the terrorist infiltration of Iraq.  Everytime MccAin starts to talk about the war, I only hear "Iraq" and the "recent surge".  Obama always seems to bring up the larger picture and to me, at least, seems to have a better understanding of what is actually going on.  Just my thoughts.</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Moderate1</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:23:25 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Petraeus Talk Seems to Bolster Obama</title><link>http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=11381#comment-3073386</link><description>I agree with your final question concerning McCain's foreign relations experience.  Being in the Vietnam war mostly imprisoned, returning home to eventually run for political office, making several trips to Iraq and most recently to various other countries does not  constitute foreign relations experience in the deepest sense of the term experience.  It is so strange to me that Americans choose the least factors on which to make a decision.  There were many other presidents who had no war experience who managed to create foreign policies for the United States.  Long ago, or so it seems, in this campaign, I wondered when John McCain's P.O.W. time would begin to tarnish -  in many different ways.  It's like saying because I survived cancer, I could run a hospital.  I notice that Sen. Obama never really uses justifiable information when it comes to this I was a warrior therefore I know how to save America.  McCain doesn't really agree with Petraeus.   The desire for power will change us into unrecognizable creatures.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;LR</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">lenore Rapalski rapalski</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:17:18 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Petraeus Talk Seems to Bolster Obama</title><link>http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=11381#comment-3058361</link><description>I heard General Petraeus speak recently and found him to be forthright and non-committal to any one party or agenda.  He has been given a task and purpose, and is arguably the most educated man on the topic of counter-insurgency.  As a Soldier - thank God he is on our side!  When he speaks, all should listen and expect to hear someone who presents a realistic situation, with options which may be unpopular but cannot be dismissed.</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">BTR</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:53:28 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Petraeus Talk Seems to Bolster Obama</title><link>http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=11381#comment-3049072</link><description>You are right on target.  Vice President Dick Cheney was promoting war with Iraq on the FIRST day of the George W. Bush administration--as was John McCain.  The tragedy here was that we pulled resources out of the "just war," where the enemy was, in Afghanistan, and the Taliban there are stonger than ever</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Edwin Sparn</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:14:34 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Petraeus Talk Seems to Bolster Obama</title><link>http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=11381#comment-3048985</link><description>I think a fruitful line of attack to counter McCain's specious "terrorist" campaign is to repeat that Sarah Palin's husband, Todd, may STILL be a member of the Alaska Independence party.  The past leader of that group made many statements about his hatred for the "lower 48" United States.  Calling for "secession" of the state of Alaska is clearly treasonous. Sarah Palin, moreover, made statements supporting this sinister group.</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Edwin Sparn</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:09:46 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Petraeus Talk Seems to Bolster Obama</title><link>http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=11381#comment-3035633</link><description>its a democratic majority in congress and their approval rating is lower than Bush's, all this shit has gone downhill in the last two years! during a  democrat majority in the house and senate.  democrats are scum.  Obama has two advisers that were previous CEOs of Freddie Mac, does anyone do any of their own thinking anymore or do you all have a direct line from the liberal media to your brains.</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">EadesMAn</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:56:26 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Petraeus Talk Seems to Bolster Obama</title><link>http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=11381#comment-3035604</link><description>he didn't endorse him pinhead.</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">EadesMAn</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:52:37 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Petraeus Talk Seems to Bolster Obama</title><link>http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=11381#comment-3018134</link><description>Im voting for Barack Obama. It is time for a change. If Mrs. Clinton did not drop out i would have voted for her. Im not rich, so im not a republican. I want a President i can actually be proud of working for. All we get as soldiers are increase in pay every year. WOW, big ole' 3.9% raise. Been in for over 10 years. The economy is getting crazy now. Gas is high. We need a change. Go OBAMA!!!</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">john scott, jr.</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:46:15 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Petraeus Talk Seems to Bolster Obama</title><link>http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=11381#comment-3017897</link><description>Fallon called Petraeus an ass lickin little chicken shit.&lt;br&gt;He got it right.</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">john</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:06:20 -0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>