Admiral Fallon calls David Petraeus “an ass-kissing little chickenshit” � Pissed on Politics

Admiral Fallon calls David Petraeus “an ass-kissing little chickenshit” � Pissed on Politics:

"Tips: Les Enrages.org, Think Progress

This article has widely circulated among the blogs but I figured I would post it up just on the off chance that some of you missed it…

U.S.-IRAQ: Fallon Derided Petraeus, Opposed the Surge
By Gareth Porter*
WASHINGTON, Sep 12 (IPS) – In sharp contrast to the lionisation of Gen. David Petraeus by members of the U.S. Congress during his testimony this week, Petraeus’s superior, Admiral William Fallon, chief of the Central Command (CENTCOM), derided Petraeus as a sycophant during their first meeting in Baghdad last March, according to Pentagon sources familiar with reports of the meeting.

Fallon told Petraeus that he considered him to be “an ass-kissing little chickenshit” and added, “I hate people like that”, the sources say.

That remark reportedly came after Petraeus began the meeting by making remarks that Fallon interpreted as trying to ingratiate himself with a superior."