David Petraeus For President?

Caught on tape: David Petraeus was recorded during a conversation where he said that he would not run for president in 2012 and was hoping to be appointed the director of the CIA. Daily Mail

Fox News Chief’s Failed Attempt To Enlist Petraeus As Presidential Candidate -- Bob Woodward, Washington Post

Roger Ailes, the longtime Republican media guru, founder of Fox News and its current chairman, had some advice last year for then-Gen. David H. Petraeus.

So in spring 2011, Ailes asked a Fox News analyst headed to Afghanistan to pass on his thoughts to Petraeus, who was then the commander of U.S. and coalition forces there. Petraeus, Ailes advised, should turn down an expected offer from President Obama to become CIA director and accept nothing less than the chairmanship of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the top military post. If Obama did not offer the Joint Chiefs post, Petraeus should resign from the military and run for president, Ailes suggested.

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More News On FOX News Chairman Roger Ailes Attempt To Convince Gen. Petraeus To Run For President

Petraeus for president? -- DoD Buzz
Roger Ailes reportedly urged David Petraeus to run for president in 2011 -- The Guardian
Petraeus' allies at Fox News tried to persuade him to run for President... and promised that Rupert Murdoch would 'bankroll' the campaign -- Daily Mail
Petraeus Turned Down Fox News Presidential Run ‘Deal’ -- ABC News
Petraeus turned down Roger Ailes' offer to help launch presidential bid because of devotion to wife: report -- New York Daily News
Fox News chief urged Petraeus to run for president -- CBS News
Fox News chief suggested Petraeus run for president -- AFP
Roger Ailes Tried To Get David Petraeus To Run For President: Bob Woodward -- Huffington Post
Petraeus: 'I Love Roger Ailes' -- Newser
Secret Tape: Ailes Tried to Entice Petraeus to Run -- Howard Kurtz, Daily Beast
Roger Ailes Tried to Get David Petraeus to Run for President, as a 'Joke' -- Atlantic Wire

My Comment: I am "rolling" my eyes on this story.

Update: My Petraeus interview firestorm silly, off-base -- K.T. McFarland, FOX News