O’Hanlon’s Conflict Of Interest Revealed On Fox News’ One-Hour Petraeus Special

MagickMuffin

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Sun Sep-23-07 02:59 PM
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O’Hanlon’s Conflict Of Interest Revealed On Fox News’ One-Hour Petraeus Special

I looked and didn't see this posted....

Yesterday, Fox News aired “American Commander: Gen. David Petraeus,” a one-hour biographical account of the top commander in Iraq. The program, a narrative of Petraeus’s life from birth until his controversial Congressional testimony, featured stories from old neighbors to high school buddies to fellow military officials.

One of the most prominent interviewees was Brookings Institution analyst Michael O’Hanlon. Fox highlighted
the fact that O’Hanlon has enjoyed a 20-year personal relationship with the general, extending back to graduate school

O’HANLON: Petreaus certainly was distinctive and noteworthy.

FOX: Michael O’Hanlon is with the Brookings Institution. And in 1987, he attended Princeton with Petraeus.

O’HANLON: Petraeus was trying to learn lessons , so that with humility, and a willingness to do things differently, then next time, the military could stay out of that predicament. So that’s Petraeus’s style. He is very self-critical of himself and the institutions that he represents.

I guess that explains O'Hanlon's love for fighting and staying the course in Iraq. Never mind how many people that are getting slaughtered.

I have a hard time with him being at the Brooking Institution. Shouldn't he be at AEI instead???

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Faygo Kid

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Sun Sep-23-07 03:05 PM
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1. O'Hanlon doesn't pass the smell test. Who is really paying this guy?

How does he have even a shred of credibility left? He has obviously lied about his true leanings. No, he shouldn't be at AEI. The American Enterprise Institute isn't far enough gone for him. He belongs at Weekly Standard or Faux News (where he is all the time, anyway).

I smell an Armstrong Williams situation here. Or at least a Jeff Gannon wanna-be.

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MagickMuffin

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Sun Sep-23-07 03:37 PM
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2. Well AEI wasn't really my first choice but thought I would throw it out there

I was thinking more along the lines of PNAC. But I thought perhaps that was a little over the top. I decided to check out his Wiki entry and lo and behold this is what I saw....

Letter by Project for the New American Century

O'Hanlon signed a letter and a statement on postwar Iraq published by the Project for the New American Century.

Apparently he signed TWO letters for PNAC:

http://www.newamericancentury.org/defense-20050128.htm

http://www.newamericancentury.org/iraq-20030328.htm

Sometimes you should just go with your gut...:evilgrin:

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Faygo Kid

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Sun Sep-23-07 03:42 PM
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3. Good catch. He's probably a FReeper, too.

Edited on Sun Sep-23-07 03:43 PM by faygokid

There is no doubt anymore that he is neocon and a liar through and through. Or do I repeat myself?

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MagickMuffin

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Sun Sep-23-07 04:06 PM
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4. Yes, he is definitely a CON MAN........

and again he should be exposed as such. Kinda like your pic. These people are naked yet think they are wearing the most fanciest threads.

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