https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/18/a-good-general-is-a-terrible-thing-to-waste/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 05:03:21 -0400<![CDATA[Retired Col. Ken Allard, former dean of the National War College, has considered Petraeus a friend for 30 years. He bristles at the way his colleague has been so casually shunted aside. As he wrote in a recent email, “If you think you know what combat really is, then you don&#8217;t. And if you think you understand the story of David Petraeus, then you definitely don&#8217;t. And, if you think we should now treat him as anything less than a true American hero then please make that argument while standing well beyond my reach, OK?”]]>Sun, 18 Nov 2012 22:10:01 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/18/a-good-general-is-a-terrible-thing-to-waste-n97598