It seems MoveOn.org are not the only ones who question the integrity of Petraeus. Centcom Chief Adm. William Fallon has a less than flattering opinion of the man.
Fallon told Petraeus [in March] that he considered him to be “an ass-kissing little chickensh*t” and added, “I hate people like that”, the sources say. That remark reportedly came after Petraeus began the meeting by making remarks that Fallon interpreted as trying to ingratiate himself with a superior.
Based on Fallon’s description, Petraeus has all the makings of a US president.
Sabah Khadim, then a senior adviser at Iraq’s Interior Ministry, says General Petraeus discussed with him his ambition when the general was head of training and recruitment of the Iraqi army in 2004-05.
“I asked him if he was planning to run in 2008 and he said, ‘No, that would be too soon’,” Mr Khadim, who now lives in London, said.
If George Bush is anything to go by, Petraeus is a shoe-in.