General Petraeus will be available to testify whether he is CIA director or not, depending on the courage and tenacity of Congress. And as for the "timing" of the revelation, it seems to be good "power politics" that everyone in a position of public power has pressure points and vulnerabilities so that they can be "managed" by their handlers. And if they stray too far from control, then other methods can be used to help them get back in line.

Petraeus is a brilliant strategist. He probably has the upper hand of the battle. I will bet that he is out of the CIA, because he wanted out. Watch for fireworks when he sets out on the payback offensive. 0bama´s largest vulnerability is Benghazi and Petraeus knows all. Stock up on popcorn and beer.

What I was thinking - and generally I don´t believe in conspiracies or elaborate planning that actually works - is that someone may have presented Petraeus with knowledge of the affair with the expectation that he might be more cooperative in his testimony and he realized that the pressure/extortion would never end, and probably also realized that his position dictated that he put country over self in any case, and decided to expose the affair himself, resign, and be free to testify in whatever manner he chose, knowing that he´d be subpoenaed in any event.

I hope this is what happened. If it is, there are many in the Obama administration who are sweating profusely. I suspect that it won´t turn out as nicely as I´m envisioning, for reasons that I don´t yet know.

The Senate hearings will be a farce. Petraeus will never testify there. It´s up to the House to force the General and the girlfriend to testify. If they do it will be behind closed doors.

Thanks OP, I took your advice and skipped through the comments until I found ´Beloved´. The references to thepeoplescube gave me goosebumps - a masterful, satirical site!

Southron´s wife:

Hate to say this, but I fear that Petraeus will ´commit suicide´ with some gov´t assistance.

The Petraeus damage has been done. His resignation did not give him amnesia.
I hope he spills his guts and tells all he knows.
The loved ones of those murdered at Benghazi deserve no less.

A. Why was Petraeus made the director of the CIA? He´s a soldier, not sleuth. Chairman of Joint Chiefs would have been natural. Or, Secretary of Defense rather than the Dem hack Panetta.

B. Why did Obama give a high paying job to the wife of the double dipping general? Total federal comp for the Petraeus couple: +/- $500,000 per year.
C. Did Obama arrange for a hot babe to seduce Petraeus in order to blackmail him to remain quiet on Obama´s failure in Iraq, Afghanistan, ME and Benghazi?

D. Why did Paula Broadwell´s claim in her 10/26/12 speech that she would be Obama´s National Security Advisor? What did Valerie Jarrett promise Broadwell in exchange for a tryst with Petraeus? Book deal? The National Security position?

Too many questions about a demonstrably corrupt Obama to be innocent coincidence.

I have a sneaking suspicion that the affair started before he was offered the CIA job and in fact it was because of the affair that he got the job. Having that piece of intell in the back of someone´s safe, perhaps was held over Petraeus´ head a couple of times, then it all came out anyway. Rotten and Denmark spring to mind.

I share your hope, #3. However, I also share your premonition that it won´t end well for the General.

Let´s hope we´re wrong.

Note to Petraeus: Avoid evening walks alone in Ft. Marcy Park, and take no flights on military transport planes...

Regards,

Ron Brown
Vince Foster

Petraeus probably covered his arse by having handwritten documents about all he knew/knows about Benghazi. Same to be turned over to trusted sources in the event that something bad happens to him. Petraeus is only a fool when it comes to extracurricular extramarital flings. I´m sure the truth of this whole Benghazi fiasco will come out in the end.

I watched Broadwell´s speech at the U Of Denver and have to say that I was NOT impressed. I was prepared to be since every man I know who attended a military academy is very impressive. First, she is not a good public speaker. Second, she was dressed wrong for the occasion. She was dressed to show off her figure and her "toned arms," not to present the image of a woman to be taken seriously. Third, and most irritating, was her statement that 120,000 were dying every month in Iraq. Even going at the fast Obama pace in Afghanistan, that is a preposterous statement on war casualties. During the entire Vietnam war, we lost 57,000 American servicemen - half of the number she cited. Speech is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W35dwmdGtig

The first 12 minutes or so she is talking about herself, so try to skip over that boring part. I´m beginning to side with the military aide who said Petraeus should have seen this prom queen coming from a mile away.

Petraeus now has nothing to lose. I hope he sings like the proverbial canary and helps unravel this corrupt administration.

Yes #7. The affair doesn´t matter. What matters is telling the truth about Benghazi which Petraeus can give the American people and the suffering betrayed survivors of those slain at the embassy. I pray that no matter what he tells it all.