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yortsed snacilbuper

(7,939 posts)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 02:30 PM Nov 2012

Petraeus scandal puts four-star general lifestyle under scrutiny

Then-defense secretary Robert M. Gates stopped bagging his leaves when he moved into a small Washington military enclave in 2007. His next-door neighbor was Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the time, who had a chef, a personal valet and — not lost on Gates — troops to tend his property.

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Petraeus scandal puts four-star general lifestyle under scrutiny (Original Post) yortsed snacilbuper Nov 2012 OP
Generals run with high society Ash_F Nov 2012 #1

Ash_F

(5,861 posts)
1. Generals run with high society
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 04:40 PM
Nov 2012

And the political decisions they make when they are in charge of occupations are for the benefit of high society. Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam...it's been that way forever.

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