resisted stoutly the cuts that obama now has in mind. he gave a speech earlier. a few days ago where he said we want to remain the influence in the world that we are. we cannot do it. we re going to cut our ability to protect power. and these will jeopardize that ability. petraeus could have stood up against obama. he has independent stature. he is at the central intelligence agency and obama will get his way on diagnosis cuts. what is tougher. dealing with the defense cut or coming up with next step for afghanistan and where we go long-term. not to mention the is a pan that power excursion to libya. i don t know if it qualifies as a war but it s expensive and it could be a big deal. it will be ten years this fall in afghanistan. i think, not breaking news but there will be a left-right