contractor is a move that we're seeing where i just have to throw the send with you know general stanley mcchrystal who was the u.s. nato commander of afghanistan now siemens has hired him to their board of directors to oversee their federal procurement area because they want to ramp up their government u.s. government contracts where they want to have more guns maybe it's more the german company bringing on the crystal i don't know if you guys have any any take on that revolving door i mean it's the same thing is what i'm talking about i mean that's exactly what i mean these guys there's no there's no there's not even a revolving door it's like a platform they just hang out and they are all on the same it's only the revolving around that is they're ok all right we're also going to do a better job than people that have been in the military i don't know but speaking of lucrative. contracts some of them big athletes need to compete for them even to see the olympics in two thousand and twelve here's a little clue. i mean you know all the opportunity of a lifetime looking for a sponsor for the first ja

and i have a code in the books and general stanley mcchrystal, who was the general in charge of the specialorces troops that i write about and who was also the general in charge of afghanistan until he resigned over some remarks he made to the "rolling stone" magazine. he is the person -- he's the brains behind creating the military force that was able to kill more al qaeda and more terrorists around the world certainly than the cia, more than any other units. and even he says that the strikes can be counterproductive and have been good because every time you killed the wrong person, every time you destroy a home or village, you created blowback for yourself to live on for generations. it is not antiseptic and the strikes. another hand i estimate they have really diminished the ranks of al qaeda. now the law of war just quickly, you know, there are some who argue that we're extending the battlefield back to the united states because these drones are operated from the united states. and you know, and allowed for it might be a legitimate target if you you're going after anatomy to strike the

learn that petraeus' fist act as leader of the campaign after the forced resignation of general stanley mcchrystalif civilians were nearby. author bob woodward quoting petraeus criticizing the white house in very raw language telling his inner circle after a glass of wine, quoting now, the administration was -- expletive -- with the wrong guy. later expressed his displeasure to all of them, meaning the white house, for braying his confidence, but he knew he was ultimately responsible for making that remark. the book also suggests that one men to have encouraged him to live up to the growing mythology that the troops built up around petraeus. you become part of the legend. gregg: doug mckelway, thanks very much. patti ann: fox news alert, brand new polls out now showing the biggest lead any republican candidate has posted against president obama. according to rasmussen reports, mitt romney now beats mr. obama by 6% in a head-to-head matchup 45 to 39%. pollster cat rasmussen -- scott rasmussen joins us now. thank you for being with us. >> patti ann, it's great to be with you. i do think you have to