Saturday, April 3, 2010

The Professor Of War: General David Petraeus

General David Petraeus, the architect of American strategy in Iraq and Afghanistan, at MacDill Air Force Base, in Tampa, Florida, where he heads the U.S. Central Command.

From Vanity Fair:

At 57, General David Petraeus has revolutionized the way America fights its wars, starting with the surge in Iraq and continuing into his current command, with responsibility for Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, and Yemen. Charting Petraeus’s relentless challenge to the institution he reveres—the U.S. Army—and to himself, the author hears about the unceasing drive, groundbreaking methods, and darkest moments of a four-star rebel.

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My Comment: A rather long and interesting puff piece from Vanity Fair. I read nothing new, but the article nicely summarizes General Petraeus's history from the Iraq surge to the present time.

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