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Americans want to believe the honesty and integrity of anyone in a military uniform, especially a high ranking officer, is beyond reproach. But this is not the lesson of history and it surely is not the lesson to be garnered from the excellent NYT expose. In fact, just the opposite is evident, as these "military analysts" freely and eagerly traded on this inherent faith from the American people for personal profit. To put it bluntly, these ex-military men are nothing more than grifters.
I believe, given this overwhelming evidence that there is no more reason to believe what a general says than what his commander and chief says, that all those DC legislators who voted to condemn MoveOn.org for calling into question the integrity of General Petraeus owe that organization a huge apology.
