Report: Petraeus 'seriously considered' for CIA director

[cali]

By Jordan Fabian - 04/05/11 09:34 AM ET

Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of allied forces in Afghanistan, is under consideration to become the next CIA director, according to a report.

NPR reported Monday evening that several insiders say that Petraeus is being "seriously" considered for the key intelligence post.

Under the proposed plan, CIA Director Leon Panetta could also move over to the Pentagon to serve as the next Defense secretary.

He would replace Robert Gates, who wants to step down at the end of the year after serving in the Bush and Obama administrations.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/153861-report-petraeus-seriously-considered-for-cia-director

[xchrom]

1. ...

:mad:

[Mojambo]

2. Putting a guy with his political ambitions in that job is a very, very bad idea. n/t

[Harmony Blue]

4. Shuffling the deck chairs on the Titanic

isn't exactly news worthy

[Aryo]

8. Lol

exactly.

[kentuck]

3. Wasn't George HW Bush available?

He has experience in the position.

[Angry Dragon]

5. So you take a guy that can not win a ground war against

tribal leaders gets promoted??

[lonestarnot]

6. mmm more of the same.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

7. ass kissing will reach new levels of absurdity.

And the select committee on intel will never be happier, or worse informed.

[gratuitous]

9. Aside from judicial appointments (for which I am grateful)

Someone remind me again just how wildly different things are now from how they were five years ago?

[Marblehead]

10. Petraeous betrayed us

he is just a puppet of the MIC, this is how they reward their good little generals.

[NightWatcher]

11. Panetta to DoD, Petraeus to CIA? what's next W.Bush to DoE, Cheney to HHS?