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Petraeus, architect of Iraq surge, says he expects similar turnaround in Afghanistan
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Gen. David Petraeus participates in a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Should U.S. forces be concentrated in Iraq or Afghanistan? Full Article at New York Daily News
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AFP - The US general who masterminded a troop surge in Iraq said that Afghanistan was "no more hopeless" than Iraq before the 2007 campaign there. Full Article at France 24
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 06: U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus speaks during the Convention and Exposition of the Association of the United States Army at the Convention Center October 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. View Photo »
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Pakistani operations in Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Swat, Buner, Lower Dir, and now South Waziristan have significantly degraded Pakistani Taliban groups.The campaign, however, has not directly engaged the sanctuaries of the Afghan Taliban groups in Pakistan
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Thursday, December 10, 2009 Story last updated at 12/10/2009 - 12:23 am WASHINGTON - The rapid U.S. build up in the Afghan war will include more terrorist-hunting forces to chase down militants deemed too extreme to change sides, a top U.S. general... Full Article at Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
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WASHINGTON -- The United States will step up its Afghanistan counterterrorism activities under President Barack Obama's new strategy, as it seeks to "kill or capture" insurgents who are outside densely populated areas and deemed unlikely to change... Full Article at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Washington (AP) - The rapid U.S. build up in the Afghan war will include more terrorist-hunting forces to chase down militants deemed too extreme to change sides, a top U.S. general revealed on Wednesday. Full Article at CNSNews.com
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 06: U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus speaks during the Convention and Exposition of the Association of the United States Army at the Convention Center October 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. View Photo »
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Around the time the bombers struck, I was flying over the city in a Black Hawk helicopter with General David Petraeus.
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WASHINGTON -- Progress will come more slowly from the Afghan troop surge than it did during a similar U.S. escalation in Iraq, the top American commander in the Middle East told Congress on Wednesday, predicting intensified combat in coming months. Gen. Full Article at Pittsburgh Entertainment
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to testify Thursday before a House committee, previously headed up those units inside Iraq and Afghanistan. Full Article at The San Jose Mercury News
About David Petraeus
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General David Howell Petraeus, USA (born November 7, 1952) is the 10th and current Commander, U.S. Central Command. Speaking at the change of command ceremony, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said of Petraeus: "He is the preeminent soldier-scholar-statesman of his generation and precisely the man we need in this command at this time.". Full Article
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WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 23: Commander of the U.S. Central Command Gen. David Petraeus addresses the 'Counterinsurgency Leadership in Afghanistan, Iraq and Beyond' symposium at the National Press Club September 23, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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US Army Gen. David Petraeus, commander of US Central Command, delivers the keynote address to the Marine Corps University conference on 'Counterinsurgency Leadership in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Beyond' on September 23, 2009 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.
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Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh (R) listens to Commander of the U.S. Central Command General David Petraeus (C) during a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Sanaa July 26, 2009.
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SAN FRANCISCO - JULY 09: U.S. Gen. David Petraeus (L), commander of U.S. Central Command, looks on as former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz speaks during the George P. Shultz Lecture Series at the Marines Memorial Club July 9, 2009 in San Francisco, California.
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Gen. David Petraeus, right, is introduced by former Secretary of State George Shultz, left, before he speaks at the Marines Memorial Theater in San Francisco, Thursday, July 9, 2009.
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U.S. Gen. David Petraeus, center, Commander of US CENTCOM, center, shakes hands with sailors from HMCS Calgary as he tours a Canadian military display at the Calgary Stampede, in Calgary, Canada on Friday, July 3, 2009.
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General Walter Natynczyk, center, Canadian Chief of Defense Staff and U.S. Gen. David Petraeus, left, Commander of US CENTCOM, watch the Calgary Stampede parade on Friday July 3, 2009 in Clagary, Canada.
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Gen. David Petraeus, left, Commander of US CENTCOM, smiles as he wears a white cowboy after it was presented to him by Calgary Mayor Dave Bronconnier in Calgary, Thursday, July 2, 2009. Petraeus is in Calgary to attend meetings with his counterparts in the Canadian military.
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Gen. David Petraeus, left, Commander of US CENTCOM, dons a white cowboy after it was presented to him by Calgary Mayor Dave Bronconnier in Calgary Thursday, July 2, 2009. Petraeus is in Calgary to attend meetings with his counterparts in the Canadian military.
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U.S. General David Petraeus (L), commander of the U.S. Central Command, shakes hands with Turkey's Chief of Staff General Ilker Basbug, in Ankara July 1, 2009.
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The commander of U.S. troops in the Middle East, Gen. David Petraeus, left, meets with Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri at his residence in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, June 30, 2009.
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General David Petraeus (C), head of the U.S. Central Command, visits The Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha, situated on the summit of the Citadel of Salah Addin Alayoubi, during his visit to Cairo June 29, 2009.
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General David Petraeus (L), head of the U.S. Central Command, visits The Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha, situated on the summit of the Citadel of Salah Addin Alayoubi, during his visit to Cairo June 29, 2009.
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General David Petraeus (L) of the U.S. Central command, meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak at the presidential palace in Cairo June 29, 2009.
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WASHINGTON - JUNE 11: U.S. General David Petraeus (R), commander of U.S. Central Command, greets the president of the Center for a New American Security, John Nagl, during the organization's third annual conference June 11, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON - JUNE 11: U.S. General David Petraeus, commander of U.S. Central Command, delivers remarks to the Center for a New American Security's third annual conference June 11, 2009 in Washington, DC. The topic of the conference was 'Striking a Balance: A New American Security.'
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WASHINGTON - JUNE 11: U.S. General David Petraeus, commander of U.S. Central Command, delivers remarks to the Center for a New American Security's third annual conference June 11, 2009 in Washington, DC. The topic of the conference was 'Striking a Balance: A New American Security.'
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WASHINGTON - JUNE 11: U.S. General David Petraeus (R), commander of U.S. Central Command, speaks with the president of the Center for a New American Security, John Nagl, during the organization's third annual conference June 11, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON - JUNE 11: U.S. General David Petraeus, commander of U.S. Central Command, delivers remarks to the Center for a New American Security's third annual conference June 11, 2009 in Washington, DC. The topic of the conference was 'Striking a Balance: A New American Security.'
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WASHINGTON - JUNE 11: U.S. General David Petraeus, commander of U.S. Central Command, delivers remarks to the Center for a New American Security's third annual conference June 11, 2009 in Washington, DC. The topic of the conference was 'Striking a Balance: A New American Security.'
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PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - MAY 24: Head of U.S. Central Command General David Petraeus poses for a portrait May 24, 2009 in Prague, Czech Republic.
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PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - MAY 24: Head of U.S. Central Command General David Petraeus gives an interview May 24, 2009 in Prague, Czech Republic.
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PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - MAY 24: Head of U.S. Central Command General David Petraeus gives an interview May 24, 2009 in Prague, Czech Republic.
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King Abdullah II of Jordan (L) speaks with US Central Command General David Petraeus (R) as Jordan's Staff General Khalid Jamil Sarayreh (C) looks on during the official opening of the King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center (KASOTC) near Amman on May 19, 2009.
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US Army Gen. David Petraeus, commander of US Central Command, delivers the keynote address to the Marine Corps University conference on 'Counterinsurgency Leadership in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Beyond' on September 23, 2009 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.
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It is a fact that the Taliban were the host to al-Qaida in Afghanistan ... A key objective is to ensure that they are not able to return to sanctuaries in Afghanistan of the type in which … they did the original planning for the attacks of 9/11.
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I'm trying to resist the notion that what worked in Iraq will work in Afghanistan
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The challenges in Afghanistan are significant. But the stakes are also high. And while the situation unquestionably is serious, the mission is still do-able
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