Obamunism: See No Wisdom, Hear No Wisdom, Speak No Wisdom
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And in the meanwhile, the New York Times reports that Barack H. Obama (or one of his minions) has muzzled Gen. David Petraeus, who remains Commander of CENTCOM but appears unappetizing to the powers that be in the D. of C.:
General Petraeus’s aides now privately call him “Dave the Dull,” and say he has largely muzzled himself from the fierce public debate about the war to avoid antagonizing the White House, which does not want pressure from military superstars and is wary of the general’s ambitions in particular.
The sticky wicket between the general and B.O. appears to be very specific — and so bizarre it’s almost a knee-slapper; Barack Obama, or his acolytes, fear that David Petraeus may run for president in 2012:
“General Petraeus has not hinted to anyone that he is interested in political life, and in fact has said on many occasions that he’s not,” said Peter Mansoor, a retired Army colonel and professor of military history at Ohio State University who was the executive officer to General Petraeus when he was the top American commander in Iraq.
“It is other people who are looking at his popularity and saying that he would be a good presidential candidate, and I think rightly that makes the administration a little suspicious of him.”
(One notes with rye amusement, if not sourdough, that Obama appears to be a lot more suspicious of David Petraeus than of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.)
The prospect of a campaign clash of the titans — or a titan and a midget — terrifies campaign officials and governing aides alike (who are actually the same people). Petraeus has demonstrated success in the face of repeated attack, both physical (the enemy) and verbal (the president, when he was but a senator)… while Obama has only demonstrated incompetence in the face of reality.
Obama himself denies it (through a worshipper). But it truly fits: What could be more likely to elicit a freeze-out, even of our most important military commander, than the president’s fear that he could be overshadowed by a mere soldier? How rude!
So until Obama either gets reelected or boots Petraeus out in an abundance of pre-emptive damage control, it’s yet another Obamic six-pack of “Shut up,” he explained.
