David Petraeus: A US War Hero? -- Al Jazeera
After a scandalous affair brought him down, we ask how successful the retired general's military strategies have been.
A scandalous affair has brought down a man referred to by many as one of the greatest generals in US history. But how successful have David Petraeus' strategies really been in Iraq and Afghanistan?
Until a few years ago, few people had heard of Petraeus. But in Washington DC, he has been long revered.
He has been compared to the likes of Dwight Eisenhower, the man who led the allied forces to victory in World War II.
His counter-inserguency strategies in Iraq and Afghanistan have been hailed as great sucesses.
And as he accepted his assignment as head of US central command in 2008, his boss at the time, Defence Secretary Robert Gates referred to him as "the pre-eminent soldier-scholar-statesman of his generation".
But his critics say, the legacy of his career is not that stellar and deserves far more scrutiny than the US media and politicians are willing to give it.
Read more ....
My Comment: The critics of General Petraeus are coming out with a vengeance. An even more brutal commentary is here.
Update: Check out this 'vocal' exchange on CNN's Piers Morgan's Morning Show.
No comments:
Post a Comment