--- title: "1 David Petraeus Quotes By Eric Massa" description: "1 David Petraeus quotes by Eric Massa. Plus more from Eric Massa and more David Petraeus sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef4/eric-massa-25667_been_if-what-i-ve-been-told-is-true-and-i-bel_2237402.jpg" --- > [If what I've been told is true - and I believe it is, General David Petraeus, a commander with soldiers deployed in two theaters of war, has had multiple meetings with Dick Cheney, the former vice-president of the United States,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-massa/if-what-i-ve-been-told-is-true-and-i-believe-it-is-general-david/) [Eric Massa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-massa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef4/eric-massa-25667_been_if-what-i-ve-been-told-is-true-and-i-bel_2237402.jpg) ## Other authors on David Petraeus ## More by Eric Massa > [I'm collateral damage. I'm road kill. And in 72 hours, nobody is going to remember who I am nor are they going to care.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-massa/i-m-collateral-damage-i-m-road-kill-and-in-72-hours-nobody-is-going/) [Eric Massa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-massa/) > [And this administration and this House leadership have said, quote-unquote, they will stop at nothing to pass this health care bill. And now they've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-massa/and-this-administration-and-this-house-leadership-have-said-quote/) [Eric Massa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-massa/) > [With the departure of Congressman Neil Abercrombie (D), who is running for the governorship of Hawaii, and with the tragic and very sad passing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-massa/with-the-departure-of-congressman-neil-abercrombie-d-who-is-running/) [Eric Massa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-massa/) > [You think that somehow they didn't come after me to get rid of me because my vote is the deciding vote in the health…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-massa/you-think-that-somehow-they-didn-t-come-after-me-to-get-rid-of-me/) [Eric Massa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-massa/) > [Here's a news flash: No soldier gives his life. That's not the way it works. Most soldiers who make a conscious decision to place…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-massa/here-s-a-news-flash-no-soldier-gives-his-life-that-s-not-the-way-it/) [Eric Massa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-massa/) > [I happen to believe that health care is an imminent crisis. It is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-massa/i-happen-to-believe-that-health-care-is-an-imminent-crisis-it-is/) [Eric Massa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-massa/) > [I will vote adamantly against the interests of my district if I actually think what I am doing is going to be helpful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-massa/i-will-vote-adamantly-against-the-interests-of-my-district-if-i/) [Eric Massa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-massa/) > [My very good friend, Rahm Emanuel, made it very clear to me on several occasions that I was, quote, unquote, not a team player;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-massa/my-very-good-friend-rahm-emanuel-made-it-very-clear-to-me-on-several/) [Eric Massa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-massa/) > [That's a tumor. It goes across my liver, up through my lungs, all the way around my heart. And when they were done trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-massa/that-s-a-tumor-it-goes-across-my-liver-up-through-my-lungs-all-the/) [Eric Massa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-massa/) > [When I voted against the cap-and-trade bill, the phone rang and it was the chief of staff of the president of the United States…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-massa/when-i-voted-against-the-cap-and-trade-bill-the-phone-rang-and-it-was/) [Eric Massa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-massa/) > [I am showering, naked as a jaybird, and here comes Rahm Emanuel, not even with a towel wrapped around his tush, poking his finger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-massa/i-am-showering-naked-as-a-jaybird-and-here-comes-rahm-emanuel-not/) [Eric Massa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-massa/) > [Rahm Emanuel is son of the devil’s spawn,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-massa/rahm-emanuel-is-son-of-the-devil-s-spawn/) [Eric Massa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-massa/) > [Now, they're saying I groped a male staffer. Yes, I did. Not only did I grope him, I tickled him until he couldn't breathe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-massa/now-they-re-saying-i-groped-a-male-staffer-yes-i-did-not-only-did-i/) [Eric Massa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-massa/) > [In health care, the biggest imperative is: Fix those who cannot get insurance without changing the world for everyone else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-massa/in-health-care-the-biggest-imperative-is-fix-those-who-cannot-get/) [Eric Massa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-massa/) > [Congressmen spend between five and seven hours a day on the phone, begging for money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-massa/congressmen-spend-between-five-and-seven-hours-a-day-on-the-phone/) [Eric Massa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-massa/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/david-petraeus/eric-massa/#itemlist", "name": "1 David Petraeus Quotes By Eric Massa", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If what I've been told is true - and I believe it is, General David Petraeus, a commander with soldiers deployed in two theaters of war, has had multiple meetings with Dick Cheney, the former vice-president of the United States, to discuss Petraeus's candidacy for the Republican nomination for the presidency.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Eric Massa" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-massa/if-what-i-ve-been-told-is-true-and-i-believe-it-is-general-david/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef4/eric-massa-25667_been_if-what-i-ve-been-told-is-true-and-i-bel_2237402.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef4/eric-massa-25667_been_if-what-i-ve-been-told-is-true-and-i-bel_2237402.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef4/eric-massa-25667_been_if-what-i-ve-been-told-is-true-and-i-bel_2237402.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If what I've been told is true - and I believe it is, General David Petraeus, a commander with soldiers…” — Eric Massa", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/david-petraeus/eric-massa/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/david-petraeus/eric-massa/", "name": "David Petraeus Quotes by Eric Massa", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/david-petraeus/eric-massa/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef4/eric-massa-25667_been_if-what-i-ve-been-told-is-true-and-i-bel_2237402.jpg" }, "description": "1 David Petraeus quotes by Eric Massa. 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