Gen Petraeus gets scratched from the “Flynn Replacement” sheet. That sucks. Yeah I know he “talked” with his mistress and got fired (or was that forced to resign?). But how many members of Congress have “talked” to their mistress’ and keep their jobs thanks to voters?
Top choice is rumored to be John “Yosemite Sam” Bolton. – PB/TK
WSJ: Petraeus Off Trump’s List of Flynn Replacements -By Eric Mack | Friday, 17 Feb 2017 10:29 PM
Cross former CIA Director David Petraeus off the list of candidates to be Gen. Michael Flynn’s replacement as national security adviser, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Gen. Petraeus, like Bob Harward, wanted independence and control over the staff, potentially replacing those Gen. Flynn had hired, but President Donald Trump considered that a deal-breaker, sources told the Journal.
“It is dumb to demand Flynn’s people go,” an official told the paper. “Why are you creating embarrassment? If you make that a precondition, you are not a loyal soldier, and you don’t deserve the job.”
Petraeus, speaking Friday at the Munich Security Conference, alluded to the need for the adviser to pick his staff.
“Whoever it is that would agree to take that position certainly should do so with some very, very significant assurances that he or she would have authorities over the personnel of the organization, that there would be a commitment to a disciplined process and procedures,” Petraeus said, per the Journal.
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