Scrutinizing Petraeus's Record

[Rank amateur]

Still, if your picture is to illustrate that people will change side based on the parameters I cited plus other factors -- Heh. No kidding. Welcome to the ME.

I'll bite. Let's define all the factors and then let's see if sticking around for 10 or 15 years will have any influence over them. Your list looks good to me. What other factors do you want to add?

That's why I suggest that if you are in Iraq you reduce every interaction to a business transaction as simple as buying a carpet: how much do you want to attack Al Qaeda?...

Boy, they'd have a lot of fun with you...

Cav guy was there. If he thinks my simplification is completely off the mark, I'll admit that I was wrong.