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Subscribe to RSSOfficials say that thousands of emails between General John Allen and Florida socialite Jill Kelley are flirtatious, but the general denies a relationship. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.
Updated 4 p.m. ET: Allegedly “inappropriate” emails between U.S. Gen. John Allen and the woman who sparked the investigation into CIA Director David Petraeus do not signify the two had an affair, a defense official told NBC News on Tuesday.
“There was no affair,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The emails in question could be misconstrued, the official said, predicting that the investigation will prove Allen’s innocence.
Allen, the commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, is under investigation over allegations that he exchanged “inappropriate” emails with Jill Kelley, a senior defense official told reporters earlier Tuesday.
A difference of opinion appeared to be brewing at the Pentagon about how to characterize the emails, with another official calling them flirtatious.
Kelley, a Tampa, Fla., woman who has acted as a volunteer “social liaison” with military officials at MacDill Air Force Base, inadvertently launched the investigation that led to Petraeus’ resignation by complaining to the FBI about anonymous emails she received. FBI agents traced the allegedly threatening emails to Paula Broadwell, Petraeus' biographer.
Emails on 'coming and goings' of Petraeus, other military officials escalated FBI concerns
During the investigation, agents discovered emails between Petraeus and Broadwell that were indicative of an extramarital affair between them, according to government and law enforcement officials.
Petraeus, who was appointed 14 months ago to head the Central Intelligence Agency, announced his resignation on Friday, citing an extramarital affair.
Word of the investigation into Gen. Allen’s involvement came early Tuesday, when U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta issued a statement during a flight to Australia for a meeting with defense officials there, saying that the FBI had referred “a matter involving" Allen to the Department of Defense's Inspector General.
Those who know the two women at the center of General David Petraeus' affair scandal are speaking out. Jill Kelley's brother says she is "dedicated" to her husband, while Paula Broadwell's friend calls her "a pretty great person." NBC's Kristen Welker reports.
“Today, the secretary directed that the matter be referred to the Inspector General of the Department of Defense for investigation, and it is now in the hands of the Inspector General,” Panetta said.
Panetta’s statement did not include specifics, but a senior defense official traveling with him told reporters that Allen “was under investigation for “inappropriate communications” with Kelley.
The official also said the investigation involved some 20,000 to 30,000 pages of material, mostly emails, which were sent from 2010 to 2012, adding that Allen “disputes that he has engaged in any wrongdoing in this matter.”
Later in the day, however, a defense official at the Pentagon told NBC News that the number of emails between Allen and Kelley was inflated.
The FBI eventually discovered that the emails received by Jill Kelley, a close friend of the Petraeus family, were sent by Paula Broadwell. And as they dug deeper, the affair between Broadwell and Petraeus came to light. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.
"That is a mischaracterization," said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity. "The communications with General Allen were lumped in with a lot of other email traffic."
The official said that the Allens and Kelleys were "family friends," and the emails were written in that manner. Many of the emails were not personal communications between the general and Jill Kelley, the official added, but included Allen's wife. And many were between Allen's wife and Jill Kelley, with General Allen just copied, the official said.
"What we're dealing with is the possible perception of inappropriateness," the official said, but it will become clear that there was no wrongdoing. "This is not at the level of the director of the CIA."
According to a senior U.S. military official, Pentagon General Counsel Jeh Johnson read "a number" of the emails between Allen and Kelley before he advised Panetta to refer the matter to the Inspector General.
"Leon Panetta didn't make this decision lightly," the official said late Tuesday. The emails were more than just calling one another "sweetheart," characterizing them as flirtatious, the official said.
While the emails may not prove an affair or even be inappropriate, they were unprofessional, the official said.
Allen will meet with investigators over the next few days, but then he is expected to head back to Afghanistan to continue in his role as Commander of ISAF, according to the official.
Panetta’s statement said that Allen would remain commander of ISAF during the investigation and that he was “entitled to due process in this matter.”
But Allen’s nomination to take over as head of U.S. forces in Europe and NATO's Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, was put on hold “until the relevant facts are determined,” Panetta said.
ISAF via Reuters file
Meet the people who have been pulled into the scandal that caused Gen. David Petraeus to resign.
Allen was in Washington, D.C., preparing for his Senate confirmation hearings which were originally scheduled for Thursday, NBC News reported.
Allen had no advance warning about the investigation, a close aide of Allen’s told NBC News. He was alerted to the probe by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey Monday night ET. Allen had a number of meetings scheduled for Tuesday on Capitol Hill, although the aide was unsure if they would take place.
Allen’s connection to the Petraeus investigation also seems to have caught the Defense Department off guard.
“This came as very surprising news, to say the least. No one in the Pentagon is leaping to conclusions just yet,” a senior defense official traveling with Panetta told NBC News. “It's important to review the materials to determine the facts, and it's too early speculate about where this will lead. In the meantime, Gen. Allen needs to focus on the war effort, which he's successfully led since last year.”
The ISAF was also unaware of the investigation until late Monday or early Tuesday, and it declined to comment, in a written statement, referring all questions to the Defense Department.
Allen, a highly decorated officer, took over as ISAF commander in July 2011, and was nominated on Oct. 10 to take over as NATO commander, the same time that his successor at the ISAF was named as Gen. Joseph Dunford.
The confirmation of Dunford, currently assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, is now expected to be fast tracked.
“The secretary has respectfully requested that the Senate act promptly on that nomination," Panetta’s statement said.
NBC News' Courtney Kube, Jeff Black, Ian Johnston and Rachel Elbaum contributed to this report.
Some members of Congress are saying that they or, at the least President Obama, should have been told about the investigation into the director of the CIA while it was going on. NBC's Pete Williams reports.
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Just a note... No one cares about extra affair's. Why all these guys going down for that is kinda silly.
Because our senior leaders in government and the military take oaths to live by higher standards. When they violate those oaths, we as citizens should be concerned about it.
JimN-Only the military, we do not hold our elected officials to a higher standard.
disaptvet - sad, but true. pretty sure that people in positions such as CIA Director do sign statements agreeing to standards of conduct and behavior, though.
I agree that we don't need Boy Scouts running the military or our spy agency. But there are plenty of great officers and civil servants who can talk the talk AND walk the walk, and get the job done. No one in the military or government is indispensable. At those levels of positions of power and authority, you are as good as your word. The military, especially, functions as well as it does because it actually operates on its values. When those values are violated, it's time to get somebody else for the job. GEN P would be the first one to tell you this. He knows the same applies to the CIA. That's why he stepped down.
And no, not all Generals have had affairs. That's a myth.
Re-Engineering The Madness
Truer words have not been posted on this site.
You should check some of the sexual misconduct/affairs the general's during WWII were involved in. They were not relieved becuase they were still very effective military commanders. People were relieved of duty back then for failure to be competent general officers (by relieved I mean fired or moved to a job they were better suited for) unlike some of todays crop of generals. I think that P4 and A4 are two outstanding officers that happen to be taking a lot of heat. P4 screwed up, name one person who doesn't? But he admitted it and is moving on, unlike some of our public servants. that's a large part of what makes him so great a leader-takes responsibility for his actions and those of his subordinates......what an interesting concept. :)
Yes, disaptvet, but our senior military and Govt leaders are much more vulnerable today than our WWII flags. There are cyber hackers out there (some who don't like us much) who are fishing for a small opportunity to breach our security, and P4, one of our biggest fishes while serving as the Director of the CIA, leaves his Gmail account wide open. Not a mistake this country can afford. he knows that. that's why he stepped down. Also, he knows he violated the oaths of personal conduct that he swore to uphold, and he would be the first to tell you that is unacceptable. Neither he nor GEN Allen were relieved as military commanders. But P4 did what is best for the country by stepping down. If P4 and A4 are feeling the heat, it is only because they either have or may have put themselves near or in the fire.
If Obama did try to seize power and make himself a dictator which he seems to be working towards there are millions of veterans who will gladly step up and do whatever it takes to stop him and I am one of them. This man is not qualified to be President of anything let alone our Country but the liberals lap up his drivel and hail to his greatness. How did the senator in Gladiator put it: he will bring them death and they will love him for it.
Sonnyjc9
If and When this happens, we need to take care to keep an eye opened for his PRIVATE ARMY... DHS, TSA, ICE even FEMA.
Re-Engineering The Madness
No where in Sonny's post did he say that their were not patriotic men and women in the USA who feel the same way.
I believe he was relating to His Past and people he knows. I don't feel he tried to say that only Vets are patriotic.
This is going to be long, but not painful to read (I hope), but it is necessary to get the point across..... Be patient with me here...
O.K. lets look at this from a different perspective.....
Firstly, I am a retired Army Ranger who also served under the provisions of JSOG/C.I.A. I was in the military from 1980 until 2005 when I was discharged due to medical disability's. (I was shot in Afghanistan, my shoulder was damaged so badly I have lost 60% use of my left arm. Cant jump or use a weapon in combat, and I did not want a desk or training job, it was time to retire. 25 years was long enough, my wife said so ..lol) so I do have a very good working knowledge of most conflicts since 1980. Grenada, Panama, Columbia, Honduras, Iraq, Afghanistan etc.
Lets just concentrate on modern times.....
When President Obama said we will not dwell on the past, he did not mean that we will forget what was done. He meant there would be no criminal actions taken, let bygones be bygones and lets move on.
Funny how the people who have the most to fear of him starting investigations are the exact people who oppose him so vigorously. Same happened when President Bush Jr. took office he could have destroyed the Democratic leadership for what President Clinton did.... And President Clinton for what President Bush Sr and President Regan did.
During the Iraq War, there were several incidents that called into the realm of possibility of corruption and mismanagement, as well as possible treason.
With No-Bid contracts being awarded and Oil Fields being bought up and leased in preferential order (One of the largest went to the main supporter of President Bush's Campaign a Texas Oil man) Hunt Oil Company of Dallas, for example, signed a production-sharing agreement with the regional government, though its legality is questioned by the central Iraqi government. The no-bid contracts are unusual for the industry, and the offers prevailed over others by more than 40 companies, including companies in Russia, China and India NYT 2005.
They include a provision that allow the companies to reap large profits at today’s prices of over 140.00 per barrel the ministry and companies have negotiated payment in oil rather than cash.
(So we were getting Oil from Iraq when we were told we were not, that drove gas and Oil higher in 2006-2008. we were told we were NOT getting oil from Iraq, I guess a pseudo Lie we weren't, the U.S. Oil company's were and selling it on the world market instead of to the U.S.)
Bechtel electrocuting Soldiers in Showers (actually KBR, that is actually Haliburton under a different name), the lack of Body Armor for our troops that lead to more than 3 dead.
"One electrician warned his KBR bosses in his 2005 letter of resignation that unsafe electrical work was “a disaster waiting to happen.” Another said he witnessed an American soldier in Afghanistan receiving a potentially lethal shock. A third provided e-mail messages and other documents showing that he had complained to KBR and the government that logs were created to make it appear that nonexistent electrical safety systems were properly functioning." NYT..
Today Sen. Bob Casey released the following statement after being informed by the Pentagon's Inspector General that 18 individuals have been electrocuted in Iraq -- the number rises every month -- and that the IG is now subpoenaing KBR for additional documents. (This is from 2008, 3 years after it was reported. One family was told their son died after carrying an electric hairdryer into the showers with him too.)
If you all remember there was even more than one occasion where Vice-President Chenney was called to testify as to the leak of a C.I.A. officer as well as intelligence that led to the war.
"Libby had testified to the grand jury that he had been authorized by his superiors to disclose classified information regarding intelligence estimates of Iraq's weapons programs. Wass identified Vice President Cheney as one such superior on the basis of unpublished statements of lawyers with knowledge of the situation and documents that Wass says were filed with the court.[10]"
President Bush commuted Libby's sentence on July 2, 2007, eliminating the prison term
Now, lets think about what happened to ALL of these cases...The President decided to claim these were matters of national security and chose to use Presidential powers to stop testimony from being public..Remember The President and VP were called to testify and did so only after they were allowed to do so NOT ON RECORD OR SWORN IN. They call this executive Privilege.
I am not a Pro Obama person nor am I a Democrat, Republican, Green Party etc....I call them as I see them.
Three people dying in Libya is a Tragedy. Hell one person dying from the Governments neglect is wrong.
But we have lost a few thousand people for nothing. AND we will never know the truth because President Bush claimed Executive Privilege.
President Bush claimed it 6 times.
He invoked executive privilege "in substance" in refusing to disclose the details of Vice President Dick Cheney's meetings with energy executives. This was for the No-Bid contracts awarded to oil execs. Haliburton was the main target of the investigation.
June 28, 2007, Bush invoked executive privilege in response to congressional subpoenas requesting documents from former presidential counsel Harriet Miers and former political director Sara Taylor,[10
On July 9, 2007, Bush again invoked executive privilege to block a congressional subpoena. to explain its privilege claim, prove that the president personally invoked it, and provide logs of which documents were being withheld. On July 25, 2007, the House Judiciary Committee voted to cite Miers and White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten for contempt of Congress.[11][12]
On July 13, less than a week after claiming executive privilege for Miers and Taylor, Counsel Fielding effectively claimed the privilege once again, this time in relation to documents related to the 2004 death of Army Ranger Pat Tillman. This one ticks me off I am a retired Army Ranger..And he knew he was full of crap when he told the family the lies they needed to have a War Hero.
On August 1, 2007, Bush invoked the privilege for the fourth time in little over a month, this time rejecting a subpoena for Karl Rove.
As of this year, Rove is still claiming executive privilege to avoid a congressional subpoena.
President Obama has claimed it one time...For Fast and Furious, tracking of weapons in Mexico that lead to the death of an American agent.
However, The first known ATF "gun-walking" operation to Mexican drug cartels, named Operation Wide Receiver, began in early 2006 and ran into late 2007.
At the time, under the Bush administration Department of Justice (DOJ), no arrests or indictments were made. After President Barack Obama took office in 2009, the DOJ reviewed Wide Receiver and found that guns had been allowed into the hands of suspected gun traffickers. Indictments began in 2010, over three years after Wide Receiver concluded.
So as we see, If we look at this objectively....
There are always incidents that involve scandal and breaking of the law by Presidents and their cabinet.They do so with impunity and will continue..So for anyone to say President Obama should ebe impeached for not telling us the truth about Lybia or Fast and Furious or any other issue, needs to consider former President Bush's use to get us into a War that cost us thousands of lives and hundred thousands of wounded and Trillions in debt. As well as President Clinton's 16 uses of it for cover-ups .
The only president that got it right was President Ronald Regan..HE used it once to avoid Cabinet members from talking. He just used Ollie North as his scape goat.
Oh and as far as a Change of Command..f you knew anything about the Military, it happens all the time. There have been 14 since its formation in 1983. 4 changes under President Bush and 3 under President Obama.
This is just business as usual in Washington...Only the reactionary will post that this is a conspiracy that is new to only the current Administration.
Oh and by the way..remember who appointed these men to their office..President Bush..President Obama believed to change them during war his first term and with an active war would not be good for the effort. A wise decision. So if they are corrupt, they were not placed in office by him, and they have a lot more secrets than just what President Obama may or did do that was wrong or questionable....
So next time you hear about a scandal, consider the source, then see if any other President was involved..You will be amazed..
It is Partisanship at its finest....
The End.....
v-966164
I understand history, but that is just that History... Try to change it.
For all you wrote, I do not see how that even compares with what is happening right now besides the current president is try to Cover Something Up.
I also am retired Military... 1975 - 1997 ( I worked in Plans and Operations and wrote Contingency Plans)
LOng rant, but if you served that long in the miltary, you know there are very good reasons that the gov't submits no-bid contracts, especially when things need to be done on short notice or there are limited folks that can do the job they are looking for. In fact, if you check out the contracting rules, it's one of the guidelines the gov't pushes.
having a democratically elected gov't and ally in the middle east I would not consider "for nothing" as you say thousands did for; not to mention the original reasons we went in, whether you believe the reasons or not.
condones any one?
Many a democracy has fallen from an enemy from within rather than an enemy from outside the country, and yes it is disturbing that now after an election of the commander in chief, all of these stories and alegations are surfacing and senior military officials are being relieved. I am a Marine Corps veteran, knowing this General has spent his entire life serving our country, to throw it away for a woman, these career officers are Married to one thing, this country and the service they are in, so I am in a very carefull watch mode right now, and I advise everyone to do the same.
I don't understand why this is such a big deal? President Clinton fooled around every chance he could...he was getting more a$$ then a chevron toilet seat, you didn't see him resign..and he was the leader of the free world, and they concern themselves with compromising national security? and if you look around you will see all the same people that let him slide or where nowhere to be found during his dilemma climbing out of the woodwork to be a part of the public crucifixion of one General that in the interest of a nation should have been kept on the down low by all!
Dame - Pres. Clinton was impeached. Not removed, but impeached. So, why is the personal behavior of our senior leaders in government important, or why should it be? Because our senior leaders in government and the military take oaths to live by higher standards. When they violate those oaths, we as citizens should be concerned about it. They are not the rank and file or your next door neighbors. We have placed them in highly responsible positions of great power in order to provide us protection, and often to make decisions on our behalf. So, I have no issues with holding them responsible for their actions, on duty or off, 24/7. I have no problem judging them at a higher standard than I do the average citizen. In the interest of the Nation, we need to have a CIA Director that will actually "do the right thing when nobody is looking" (one of Petraeus's favorite sayings), and not just talk the talk. Now do you understand why it is a big deal?
Well...life may be that easy to figure out in Pine Ridge, S.D. but it gets more complex when we're dealing with some of the highest government and military figures in the world. Also add recent political upheaval, four lives lost in Libya, commander of forces in Afghanistan, and we ask more questions. This is not about sex.
Dame808
You are close, but it is 3 generals and 1 Admiral and it also has Very Little to do with cheating husbands, but that is a good cover and they can use that as an excuse.
JimN-
Cllinton did not get impeached for sex, he got impeached for LYING,
Just like our current president has to the USA about Libya
Don't forget JFK. He was one of the champion horn dogs of the 20th century. If he had been investigated like today's public figures, his administration would have gone down in history as Cumalot.
Times, I didn't say he got impeached for sex. I simply said he got impeached. But thanks for clarifying.
Catz - you didn't add much to the discussion but I'll bet you stayed up all night thinking that one up.
JimN-
Sorry, but that is the way I took it...
No worries, Times. I'm tracking and agreeing with everything you are saying on this thread.
many of the same folks that claimed it was no big deal with Clinton are the same ones screaming for someone's head now. It all depends on who the charges are against and if they support that person or not.
Benghazi is a perfect example: ROmney called the POTUS on his claim that the attacks were due to the film, the press attacked Romney as being un-American and political. Once it was proven that Romney was correct, you heard no apologies or corrections or condemnation of Obama by the press. depends on your point of view.
JimN-
Same Same
An FBI agent used his powers inappropriately to have someone (he did not know the Petraeus connection at the time) to investigate what should have been a local police matter. His bosses allowed it to continue.
This is the real scandal. If they can do this, they can come for anyone.
JSF--
With that sort of "eye" on the political and military leaders of the world, we spiral quickly into chaos. We should all be vigilant.
Unfortunately, judging by the overwhelming number of 16-year-old-boy sexual innuendo comments found on this page, we don't stand much of a chance of anything as serious as protecting our freedoms.
JSF - i totally agree. I am amazed at how lightly many of these folks are taking this, and what skewed perceptions of the bigger picture they seem to have or not have. And so many who don't seem to understand the concepts of standards of behavior, integrity, honor, and trust.
Jill Kelley with all of her make up in this picture...... Is she a pole dancer; work in a "Gentlemen's Club"?
care to elaborate on how you know what a pole dancer looks like? Personal experience, by chance?
So cast dispersions on the one person who is not accused of doing anything wrong? Nice.
Well at least Obama gave these women free contraceptives...
I hope the press makes sure to use "Highly Decorated & Horny" when refering to this group of Generals.
again with the horny comments. Gen Allen is not accused of any type sexual misconduct. improper communications means he may have given email information to someone he should not have.
Anonymous threats, I would highly doubt that. She knew the contents of her computer and wanted this investigation for publicity and a book deal. How these supposedly intelligent men break their vows for these types of predatory women has always amazed me.
As if meteorites were no striking planets constantly.
Much like gametes striking gametes
Envy of the navy seals, what increadible swimmers
Obama's 2nd term will be plagued with cover ups and controversy....
With holding truth for politics and elections no matter how you slice it...
And he's getting a whole new fresh team, because they are slowly getting rid of the top military brass (Can you say Benghazi) and his cabinet members are jumping ship. Lastly, now leading democrats are asking questions...
Reminds me of a quote "Chickens have come home to roost"...
This just in: Dick Cheney probed for sending lewd and suggestive emails to Janet Napolitano.
This in nothing to do with United States national security or politics, this is all about SEX. Older married guys, who happen to be powerful military generals, come into close contact with young good-looking married females who are tuned on by powerful men. Testosterone and hormones are flying! Something happens and the emails start to fly. Your general is more powerful than my general, I don't like that you get on the "Daily Show" wearing sexy clothes promoting a book, your general becomes CIA Director, I am a friend with your general's wife. Wham, "inappropriate" emails about General Petraeus and his "girl" (Paula Broadwell) are "leaked" by Jill Kelly, and now emails "leaked" about General Allen and his "girl" (Jill Kelly). This is a CAT FIGHT with national ramifications for some powerful people.
Sure but last sentence incongruous with first. And I would say, "international" ramifications.
"With National ramifications" yes, that is the key point. Throw out the first sentence in your post and I think you have a decent argument, or at least the makings of one.
Kelly was friiends with P4, not A4 (A3 at the time). If Allen was giving information to Kelly in Tampa, it was likely while he was the DPTY CDR to P4 at CENTCOM. as such, I would guess his boss directed him to correspond with the local liason. IT happens on every base in America, the liason thing. Now depending on what he divulged, that is where he may be in trouble, not because they think Kelly was Allen's "girlfriend".
My "national ramifications" was tongue-in-cheek." Two misbehaving MARRIED generals acting like they are back in high school. This is a CAT fight and it will identify other involved "high school" stooges.
Quahaug, now that I agree with, well at least one General. Giggity.
LOL! Kelly was friends with P4 and did not like the "special meetings" P4 was having with Broadwell. Kelly tells an FBI friend she has information involving P4, now the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (this is the first scratch). Broadwell sends some "threatening emails" to Kelly about Kelly's special "friendship" with A4 (return scatch). Broadwell's emails mentioned some "inappropriate emails" between Kelly and A4. A4 is being investigated for sending those "inappropriate emails" to Kelly. I assume he is not talking about Pakistani missiles but his own. There is "nothing is rotten in Denmark" This is about SEX and powerful AGING men misbehaving.
Perhaps they should move CentCom out of Tampa-- away from social climbing party women -- or perhaps the military should be careful who they let throw parties for them. These women look like "power groupies" seeking to bootstrap into celebrity........ military wives look out for your husband.
You can take CENTCOM out of Tampa, but you can't take... well, you know the deal.
No state secrets were given away or even in danger of being given away. All were consenting adults. Kind of means it's up to the Generals and their wives and mistresses to sort it all out. Shouldn't be an issue dragged all over the news or wasting a gov't investigation on.
It's not about giving away state secrets, it's about folks holding a certain access to certain information putting themselves in a situation to where they could potentially be blackmailed and coerced into divulging information they should not. That is the issue at hand.
Broadwell has been on the book talkshow circuit and claims Petreaus knew about the Benghazi attack being a Terror attack because of us holding Terror suspects the same that attacked the CIA Safehouse,I'd say she has been exposed to National Security,she seems to know more than Obama. . .whether or not its true,she had what she thought was Privy info then told the world on TV.She exposed Petreaus and our Security info.
" I did not have sexual relations with that woman " common General you can say it. Bill did and it worked for him.
Let's give out medals for wife cheating...
Sue, you obviously do not understand a lot of things about this situation, the least being how much of a target our CIA director is to cyber-hackers world-wide, and guess what, a lot of them don't like us very much. They don't need much of an opening or opportunity to breach our cyber security systems. GEN P left himself wide open. We really don't know yet if his Gmail account was hacked or not. Still want to go with the "family business" theory?
I will take the leap Jill Kelly was receiving nasty e-mails from Paula Broadwell may be threatening to expose her affair with Gen.Allen and she decided to protect herself or Jill Kelly was dumped by Gen. Allenand wanted Paula Broadwell to get Petraeus to do something about it and she refused or maybe these women simply had a problem with each other and the men they were having affairs with along with all their respective spouses and their families are what the military refers to as collateral damage. No matter what the truth it's bad for them the military and our country.
jumped all the way to that did you? did you miss the part about Allen not being suspected of any type of sexual misconduct or inappropriate relationship?
That would make a great script for a Lifetime movie, but doesn't really account for anything related to this situation.
It's the oldest story in the book: Aging men discover their classy hos aren't really very cool after all. Sorry to burst the Right's "Benghazi Gate" bubble.
Well, it looks like Republicans have found another inconsequential thing to tie up Congress with. And it's about sex! That means hearings on TV! There is an aspect of this you Republicans haven't jumped on yet. Jill Kelley is of Lebanese descent. That's a Muslim nation. Surely that will trigger some kind of Glen Beck chalkboard 6-degrees of Kevin Bacon ciphering that will somehow link Obama in with Suleiman the Magnificent!
LOL. They're so stupid it's actually funny.
"that will somehow link Obama in with Suleiman the Magnificent!"
So now Octo-Mom is involved, Dude this is gettin Outa-Control!! < < Feeble Attempt at Humor
Who is Jill Kelley? Why do I get the impression that she was more than a socialite involved in veteran charities.
It's getting uglier.... Stay tuned!!