A NICE NOBEL GESTURE FOR A NOBLE MAN.
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Submitted by RAJA MANDAKALATHOOR VENKATARAGHAVAN, Oct 10, 2007 13:39

Why not indeed? General Petraeus in his brief address and for the questions posed by his congressional critics he answered in the most calm,cool,collected and composed way and not an hint that he represented the military.It is strange that we could watch such a spectacle only rarely.His demenour definitely denoted that he was confident of the direction in which he was leading his forces.He appeared to be a man of principles and a man of personal courage and his outlook looked positive amongst all the outrageous things happening around him including the unfortunate ad published almost on his footsteps while entering the congress fortress.While I cannot agree on all the points drawn out by you there can be no doubt that General Petraeus though known only briefly to the world at large he will be no less a prize winner than many of the whom the peace prizes have been bestowed so far.

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You take yourself seriously with this story? Petraeus was put in command specifically for his views which are, like this... [MORE]	Netmonger	Oct 14, 2007 01:07
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↔ The Left continually trots out this "we're only there for the oil" cr*p. Leaving aside for a moment the notion... [MORE]	fool	Oct 12, 2007 17:59
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↔ ↔ Not a bad idea, but I really think the prize should go to Burma's monks this year. They really risked... [MORE]	Dominic Jerry Nardi Jr.	Oct 10, 2007 23:15
↔ ↔ Even though the committee would never consider them, You are 100% right to say the american soldier is the greatest... [MORE]	mark healey	Oct 10, 2007 16:25
↔ ↔ The Sun continues it's cultlike worship of General Petraeus based on wishful hopes. I'm guessing you would have published a... [MORE]	Yoda	Oct 10, 2007 13:54
↔ ↔ Why not indeed? General Petraeus in his brief address and for the questions posed by his congressional critics he answered...	RAJA MANDAKALATHOOR VENKATARAGHAVAN	Oct 10, 2007 13:39
↔ ↔ Bravo! I'll bet that General Petraeus feels a minor swell of pride that the New York Sun has suggested that... [MORE]	Steve Sf	Oct 10, 2007 10:23
↔ ↔ ↔ Ummm, just a few questions; Who wrote this? What kind of drugs is this person on? Are they 'over-the-counter' meds,... [MORE]	ASanePerson	Oct 12, 2007 13:14
↔ ↔ ↔	rich	Oct 10, 2007 09:26