Scimus autem quoniam diligentibus Deum omnia cooperantur in bonum, iis qui secundum propositum vocati sunt sancti. And we know that to them that love God, all things work together unto good, to such as, according to his purpose, are called to be saints.

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I confess to not understanding what Dave Petraeus is playing up to. He’s one of the brainiest guys to graduate at The Academy, and in a class extra full of brainy guys. He has always been well-liked by his peers. He has been widely admired in the Army up and down the ranks. His nickname at The Academy was Peaches. He married with his Supe’s daughter!

Paula got to him, obviously. So did Obama. Who in their right mind takes CIA under Obama, or under anyone? And so did CIA: they got him fired because he wanted them to do their job, work, provide actual intelligence.

Nor is Dave alone in West Pointers of high rank who flit right past realities to champion wishes dictated by partisan ideologies. Barry McCaffrey comes to mind, a man in his late years wittingly oblivious to facts, even military facts. I do not understand it. But there it is, not even trying to hide in plain sight. West Point Honor Code, where is the practice? When West Pointers do not tell the truth, West Point’s and US Armed Forces’ prestige tanks.

Some years ago I asked a West Pointer of vintage earlier than Dave and Barry why such as Barry ignore their training, knowledge, and experience to parrot political narratives. He responded, Maybe it’s because they get used to the perks of high rank and want to keep them. I don’t know. But it sure is disappointing to hear otherwise fine men toeing party talking points. General Mac Arthur never did that. Neither did a host of other Generals and Admirals of earlier days.

In India there is a saying: When the end is near, reason goes back. In the case of Dave and Barry and so many others, I would take that saying to mean that reason has fled them because the end of the leader cadre onto which they hang — Euro-American elites, D-R UniParty, The Fourth Reich — is near.

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Doug Macgregor (USMA ’76) on Dave Petraeus (USMA ’74), somewhat curiously: Playing at War in Ukraine

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Principle I

The United States have no authority in the domestic affairs of other countries and expect other countries to reciprocate by not feigning authority in our domestic affairs. The United States have interest in the lines of communication running between The United States and all other countries and expect all other countries to bear fairly the burden of keeping those lines open, safe, reliable, fair, and clean.

Principle II

The United States welcome alliance with our brother nations India and Russia for enforcement, from their perspectives, of the ground of statecraft set forth in Principle I and urge Japan and Egypt to join us for that endeavor and commitment.

Principle III

An order to deploy which lacks or frustrates intent to compel a target to sign a declaration of unconditional surrender is an unlawful order by the Rules of Just War, the Conventions of War, Common Sense, and the Spirit of America. An order to deploy conveys this intent to the Commanding Officer: win this war / battle in a timely manner at the lowest possible cost to yourself and your enemy or do not come back alive.

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Donald Trump won the 2020 election for POTUS going away. He is POTUS until 20 January 2025 and presently in exile. That is the truth. Just stick to it and all will be well.

“Just realize they took the two most pathetic candidates in the history of the Democratic Party: a vice president who didn’t even win a primary in her own state; and a demented pervert, among other things, who can’t even tie his own shoelaces or know where he is. And they crammed them up our nose with a fork of fraud so blatant that it is visible around the world.” Sidney Powell, April 2021

Deborah Kerr