That is precisely what MoveOn did.

I cannot be certain as to their motivation but I assume that they hoped to undermine Petraeus' assessment by denigrating the man. Since that event, time has passed with events essentially supporting Petraeus, description of events on the ground. So not only was the central thesis of MoveOn's thesis wrong as of this month, it increasingly appears that they are out of touch with the very lawmakers they hoped to influence. This is what I would characterize as a lunatic fringe group who uses hate speech to intimidate their "enemies."

If you feel that is acceptable behavior toward Petraeus then I wonder why you are so sensitive to what you perceive of as slights to your own character.

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