Petraeus on Obama Plan: 'The Enemy Is Sometimes an Independent Variable'

What if someone sued for peace but the enemy didn't go along?

DAVID PETRAEUS: It depends on the conditions; depends on the mission set. It depends on the enemy. The enemy does get a vote and is sometimes an independent variable. Lots of different factors, I think, that would be tied up in that and the dialogue on that, and the amount of risk. Because it eventually comes down to how much risk various options entail. That's the kind of discussion I think that is very important as we do look to the future.

Give Hardball credit for airing the clip, but how much will the MSM pick up on what was a diplomatic—but ultimately devastating—critique of the naivety of Obama's plan?

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