Obama may be right: that his fellow chickenhawk, Romney, wants Petraeus as his VP. This would also bring the intelligence organs closer to open power since George H. W. Bush (Obama’s CIA connections are not admitted). To understand a political general like Petraeus, note his Irving Kristol Award from AEI. See also his subservience to Bill Kristol and Max Boot, and his machinations with them, in these leaked emails. No wonder his nickname is Betrayus.