https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/01/23/i-told-potus-id-support-his-ultimate-decision-besides-the-troops-cant-quit/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 12:33:30 -0400<![CDATA[Conservative writer Max Boot, whom Petraeus respected, was outraged by the speech. He told Petraeus that if he wanted to quit and run for president, he would work on his campaign. Petraeus told him quitting was not the answer. He certainly didn’t intend to run for president, either. As a student and practitioner of civil-military relations, Petraeus had thought at length about the subject of resignation in protest, turning it over in his mind many times. He was well steeped in the theory and practice and pitfalls of civil-military relations. Military decision making and the use of force as they related to civil-military relations had been foundations of his doctoral research.]]>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:50:42 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/01/23/i-told-potus-id-support-his-ultimate-decision-besides-the-troops-cant-quit-n89536