Petraeus...

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i try not to get worked up about hypotheticals.

is he a fool? yes. but unless/until something actually worrisome comes out, it's a non-story to me. sorry.
and 'easily trapped'? i doubt he thought he was being trapped. and unless she had something nefarious in mind, then i have to think it was just an affair.
and she doesn't sound particularly smart, knowing about the ridiculous emails she sent. if she had a cunning plan, she botched it pretty badly.
i seriously doubt either one of them thought all their actions thru. if they had, the affair wouldn't have happened.

and, after months of inquiry, there was no ticking time bomb. just not seeing a grand conspiracy to worry about.

I guess you and I differ on the importance of the CIA. You treat this as though it is the head of the Consumer affairs department.

And if there was a ticking time bomb you dont really think that we would find out about this do you?

[Danzig]

of course the cia is important. however, you're trying to include this as tho it has some sort of huge relevance, or an affect on national security. in fact, it has neither.

from the ap:

The FBI looked into whether a separate set of emails between Petraeus and Broadwell might involve any security breach and concluded it did not.

The FBI searched Broadwell's home in Charlotte, N.C., Monday night, with her consent, according to a federal law enforcement official, who requested anonymity because the official was not authorized to speak on the record about the investigation.

The official said the FBI just wanted to make sure there were no classified documents out of government custody.




--------the only group it seems that is yelping to high heaven are some in congress, who want to know why they didn't know. great. the fbi finds nothing untoward except some extramarital sex, so all the problems we are facing will get shunted aside yet again...cause hey, a sex scandal.

and yes, if there was more, we'd find out. just like we did in watergate, etc, etc. nobody keeps secrets for long up there.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Danzig

of course the cia is important. however, you're trying to include this as tho it has some sort of huge relevance, or an affect on national security. in fact, it has neither.

from the ap:

The FBI looked into whether a separate set of emails between Petraeus and Broadwell might involve any security breach and concluded it did not.

The FBI searched Broadwell's home in Charlotte, N.C., Monday night, with her consent, according to a federal law enforcement official, who requested anonymity because the official was not authorized to speak on the record about the investigation.

The official said the FBI just wanted to make sure there were no classified documents out of government custody.




--------the only group it seems that is yelping to high heaven are some in congress, who want to know why they didn't know. great. the fbi finds nothing untoward except some extramarital sex, so all the problems we are facing will get shunted aside yet again...cause hey, a sex scandal.

and yes, if there was more, we'd find out. just like we did in watergate, etc, etc. nobody keeps secrets for long up there.

Yesh because concerning the CIA we are always let in on details about what they are up to...

[SOREHOOF]

No one seems to care. We are screwed. If We the People don't wise up soon... oh forget it.

[Danzig]

http://www.slate.com/articles/double...he_affair.html

saw that article title, and thought of this thread.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Danzig

http://www.slate.com/articles/double...he_affair.html

saw that article title, and thought of this thread.

That was mostly drivel. No one is saying that on this occasion that the head of the CIA was duped into any precarious situations concerning sensitive info. That it was so easy to do to such a highly decorated and seemingly qualified individual is what is bothersome to me. His sex life isnt my concern, its his poor judgement and weakness that led to that poor judgement that is being questioned. Had we found he was banging escorts on trips to the Ukraine it wouldnt be nearly the big deal that it is. If Broadwell is a spy she is a poor one but IMO this doesnt give one much confidence in the Agency.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

That was mostly drivel. No one is saying that on this occasion that the head of the CIA was duped into any precarious situations concerning sensitive info. That it was so easy to do to such a highly decorated and seemingly qualified individual is what is bothersome to me. His sex life isnt my concern, its his poor judgement and weakness that led to that poor judgement that is being questioned. Had we found he was banging escorts on trips to the Ukraine it wouldnt be nearly the big deal that it is. If Broadwell is a spy she is a poor one but IMO this doesnt give one much confidence in the Agency.

you mean the poor judgement and weakness in his sex life? not sure how you can say it's none of your business, and yet it is.

[SOREHOOF]

Why in the world are we paying FBI agents to go through 30,000 pages of frikkin E-Mails? Especially if they aren't going to do anything about it. We have way too many FBI Agents is my guess. Wasteful Govt. spending.