The ignorant asshole who burned a holy book is publicity seeking attention whore. You burn a book, that is your right. I also have the right to call you an ignorant attention seeking publicity whore for doing so.
I would prefer Petraeus focus on his job, and not on political issues... sadly, soldiers get dragged into politics.
Grav is 100% in post #7...
...all high level officers have advance degrees, and got them at universities.
How could we not expect many to be influenced as so many others are in our colleges and univesities.
When you get the rank of General your practically a politician anways, you work hand in hand with the white house on all kinds of issues like policy, wars, deployments etc etc