A war mongers wet dream:

People close to the campaign also floated a wild-card choice, Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top American commander in Iraq. They said it was not beyond the realm of possibility that Mr. McCain would ask him to join the ticket, although General Petraeus has no experience in elective government and has said repeatedly that he is not interested in the vice presidency.

But if Petraues is such a good commander, why not let him handle the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan? Why pull him out of such a crucial role and put him in a position that isn’t supposed to mean much? It sure sounds like the McCain campaign is silently trying to excite the wingnuts.