Yes, yes, sometimes, a trip to Iowa, for a college commencement, may just be a trip to Iowa, but will Gen. David Petraeus have any other motive a visit to Iowa next year, as the Spectator speculates?
Long derided by progressives as a highly politicized general even by the standards of the modern, politicized, U.S. military, a Petraeus run would certainly change the Republican equation in some way. Or would it?
If President Obama achieves his pledge of getting all troops out of Iraq by the end of 2011, that leaves only Afghanistan as a battleground. Petraeus’ combat-level experience in Iraq then becomes irrelevant.
Of course, Petraeus would have to get the GOP nomination first. And, a dying ember of social conservatives would be sure to grill him on his stance on hot-button issues.
And, if the economy has done a decent amount of rebounding by the end of 2011, any GOP candidate will have an uphill road to climb.
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