Report: Leon Panetta To Pentagon, General David Petraeus Tapped For CIA Post

by Mark Joyella | 8:53 am, April 27th, 2011

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NBC News is reporting that CIA director Leon Panetta has been chosen by the president to replace Robert Gates at the Pentagon. Gates has previously announced he would leave his post this year, probably over the summer.

Gen. David Petraeus is President Obama’s pick to replace Panetta as head of the CIA. As NBC’s Savannah Guthrie reports this morning, Petraeus, “who took over as Afghanistan war commander in June, was expected to leave that post before the end of this year. His name had been floated as a possible replacement for Panetta if President Barack Obama decided to tap Panetta to replace Robert Gates as Defense Secretary.

Sources told the Associated Press that Obama was expected to also announce that Lt. Gen. John Allen would replace Petraeus as Afghanistan commander, and that diplomat Ryan Crocker will be the next U.S. ambassador in Afghanistan.”

The changes are expected to be announced tomorrow at the White House.

Gen. David Petraeus, Leon Panetta, NBC News, Savannah Guthrie

THE REAL ROYAL KING

In other words, Afghanistan is finally winding down. Thank goodness.
skyfet

What the hell, its suppose to be the other way round. But Petraeus is not bad for CIA, I don’t know why Panetta is going to the Pentagon, I don’t get it.
X-3

He wants General Petraeus to be put in a situation where he can be controlled.
X-3

That General Petraeus would place himself in a position to be a lackey for Hillary Clitton would require the willful suspension of disbelief.

Gates is retiring from his post as Sec. Defense because he is tired of lying for -0bama.

Having Panetta as Sec. of Defense is somewhat like having Roman Polansky as Dean of a girls school.