The Sins Of General David Petraeus -- Michael Hastings, BuzzFeed Staff
Petraeus seduced America. We should never have trusted him.
The fraud that General David Petraeus perpetrated on America started many years before the general seduced Paula Broadwell, a lower-ranking officer 20 years his junior, after meeting her on a campus visit to Harvard.
More so than any other leading military figure, Petraeus’ entire philosophy has been based on hiding the truth, on deception, on building a false image. “Perception” is key, he wrote in his 1987 Princeton dissertation: "What policymakers believe to have taken place in any particular case is what matters — more than what actually occurred."
Yes, it’s not what actually happens that matters — it’s what you can convince the public it thinks happened.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
What is The National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces? -- Arthur Bright, Christian Science Monitor
In the Syrian revolution, a victory over fear -- Dima Wannous, Washington Post
Is it Already Too Late to Stop Iran? -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary
The Need for U.S.-Iran Talks -- Roger Cohen, New York Times
Middle Eastern snakes exceed ladders for the US -- Patrick Cockburn, The Independent
Obama’s deadly inaction on North Korean nuclear missiles. China aid brings Pyongyang within striking distance of U.S. -- Richard D. Fisher Jr., Washington Times
The Afghan expat's dilemma: Should I stay or should I go? -- Halima Kazem, Christian Science Monitor
China’s Challenge: A new leader takes over amid mounting and increasingly open unrest. -- Jillian Kay Melchior, NRO
Mali’s Looming War: Will Military Intervention Drive Out the Islamists? -- Alan Boswell, Time
Sudan: Why Sudan's Peace Agreements Fail -- Anne Bartlett, allAfrica.
Middle Eastern snakes exceed ladders for the US -- Patrick Cockburn, The Independent
Obama’s deadly inaction on North Korean nuclear missiles. China aid brings Pyongyang within striking distance of U.S. -- Richard D. Fisher Jr., Washington Times
The Afghan expat's dilemma: Should I stay or should I go? -- Halima Kazem, Christian Science Monitor
China’s Challenge: A new leader takes over amid mounting and increasingly open unrest. -- Jillian Kay Melchior, NRO
Mali’s Looming War: Will Military Intervention Drive Out the Islamists? -- Alan Boswell, Time
Sudan: Why Sudan's Peace Agreements Fail -- Anne Bartlett, allAfrica.com
The red flags in Obama’s foreign policy -- Jackson Diehl, Washington Post
10 foreign policy priorities for Obama -- Kenneth Roth, CNN
Obama’s Collapsing Foreign Policy Doctrine -- Alana Goodman, Commentary
America still honors her heroes -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, Washington Times
Obama’s deadly inaction on North Korean nuclear missiles. China aid brings Pyongyang within striking distance of U.S. -- Richard D. Fisher Jr., Washington Times
The Afghan expat's dilemma: Should I stay or should I go? -- Halima Kazem, Christian Science Monitor
China’s Challenge: A new leader takes over amid mounting and increasingly open unrest. -- Jillian Kay Melchior, NRO
Mali’s Looming War: Will Military Intervention Drive Out the Islamists? -- Alan Boswell, Time
Sudan: Why Sudan's Peace Agreements Fail -- Anne Bartlett, allAfrica.com
The red flags in Obama’s foreign policy -- Jackson Diehl, Washington Post
10 foreign policy priorities for Obama -- Kenneth Roth, CNN
Obama’s Collapsing Foreign Policy Doctrine -- Alana Goodman, Commentary
America still honors her heroes -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, Washington Times