Category Archives: David Petreaus

David Petraeus plays two very different roles, sometimes in the same interview, and the press rarely calls him on it. When he talks about military operations, targeting, troop movement, and operational sequencing, he speaks from genuine experience. He commanded U.S. … Continue reading →

David Petraeus is a classic example of what David Pinsof’s Alliance Theory would call an alliance integrator. His main function in the American power ecosystem has been to harmonize three very different coalitions that normally distrust each other. Those coalitions … Continue reading →

Alliance Theory treats morality as a coordination technology. Rules matter only insofar as they help people signal loyalty, identify defectors, and maintain access to coalitions. Read this way, the career of David Petraeus is not a story about virtue and … Continue reading →

Joe emails: Luke, it is time to get off your bogus sex addition, woe is me 12 step kick and start doing some g-dam investigative journalism like in the old days. This Benghazi story is the biggest foul up since … Continue reading →

More than 80% of guys would throw away everything for sex with a hot chick like Paula Broadwell. The woman David Petreaus threw away everything for is toned, vivacious, and intellectually stimulating. His wife of 38 years is obese and … Continue reading →