David Petraeus may be regretting taking a teaching position
at the City University of New York system.
A video recently posted to YouTube shows the former director
of the CIA and retired Army general being followed down the street on his way
to his first class by a small, but passionate group of students.
It's hard to make out a lot of what they're saying, but
there's a lot of "war criminal!" And a general sense that they don't
like him very much.
This comes after Petraeus' salary was lowered from a
controversial $200,000 to just one dollar to teach a course at the honors
college this fall titled “Are We on the Threshold of the North American
Decade?”
Petraeus, who is largely credited with creating the
counterinsurgency doctrine that turned the tide of the war in Iraq, is seeking
to rehabilitate his image after resigning as director of the CIA after it was
revealed he had an extra-marital affair with his biographer.
The whole experience must be a major culture shock for a
retired four-star general. Generals enjoy a tremendous amount of special
treatment, including personal chefs and valets, and are revered in the military
community. Now, he's being chased down the street and screamed at by a group of
young students. One of whom, for some reason, had his belly exposed.
"Every class, David," they yell, suggesting they
will harrass him en route to every class this semester.
Petraeus, dressed smartly in a black suit and pink tie, has
a great game face, and never acknowledges the group.
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