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Panetta to Pentagon; Petraeus to CIA

CIA director Panetta to take over Pentagon; Petraeus to be nominated for CIA

James Joyner
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An entire AP story:

AP sources: CIA director Panetta to take over Pentagon; Petraeus to be nominated for CIA

WASHINGTON (AP) — AP sources: CIA director Panetta to take over Pentagon; Petraeus to be nominated for CIA

Not only is that a rather thin report, it’s more than four weeks old. Laura Rozen was reporting this on April 1st; apparently, it wasn’t a prank.

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6 responses to “Panetta to Pentagon; Petraeus to CIA”

  1. Matt Avatar
    Matt

    Not sure why Patraeus would do that. Seems like a bit of a Latetal move, at best. DNI might make more sense.

  2. Ben Wolf Avatar
    Ben Wolf

    Lovely! Petraeus can launch lots of failed operations from Langley instead of Kabul.

  3. James Joyner Avatar
    James Joyner

    @Matt: I don’t know why he’d want it, either. But I’d rather have CIA than DNI; the latter is a fool’s errand without budget control.

  4. michael reynolds Avatar
    michael reynolds

    Am I the only one whose brain automatically adds a “c” to the middle of Panetta’s name, thus causing me to think of Italian bacon?

  5. Southern Hoosier Avatar
    Southern Hoosier

    Just rearranging the deckchairs as the Titanic sinks is all.

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