March 17, 2010

Petraeus 2012? (VIDEO)


Is General Petraeus running for President in 2012?

Rumors have been flying about the esteemed General running for the White House, after a report surfaced that he was making a commencement address at the University of Iowa in 2010.

Iowa of course is a state candidates always court early on, as it is a key early bellwether in all presidential primary campaigns.

But representatives of the General say these rumors are purely fiction.

A statement from CENTCOM said: "Contrary to several recent blogs, General David Petraeus, the Commander of the US Central Command, has not been asked to speak at a university commencement in Iowa in 2010 and has no plans to do so. It us unclear where this rumor started, but it is not accurate".

Petraeus 2012? (VIDEO)
politico.com

Michael Goldfarb joked Friday that Gen. David Petraeus was giving a commencement address at the University of Iowa in 2010, igniting a storm of pickups over the weekend, a lot of e-mail from hopeful Republicans, and finally a very direct disavowal from CENTCOM...

Petraeus 2012? (VIDEO)

Posted at March 17, 2010 9:45 AM