U.S. President Barack Obama’s pick to head the Central Intelligence Agency, General David Petraeus, is a prominent wartime commander who has led the way for U.S. troops in both Iraq and Afghanistan. The 58-year-old assumed command of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan in July of last year, after overseeing a wider region encompassing Afghanistan, […]
General Petraeus, A Prominent Wartime Commander
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
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Petraeus Supports Obama’s Decison on Afghanistan
Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
The commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, says he supports President Barack Obama’s decision for withdrawing American troops from Afghanistan. General Petraeus testified before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Thursday, one day after Mr. Obama announced plans to pull out 33,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 2012. The […]
CIA Nominee Petraeus a Veteran War Commander
Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama’s pick to head the Central Intelligence Agency, General David Petraeus, is a prominent wartime commander who has led the way for U.S. troops in both Iraq and Afghanistan. The 58-year-old general assumed command of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan in July of last year, after overseeing a wider region encompassing […]
CIA Nominee Petraeus to Testify Thursday
Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama’s nominee to head the Central Intelligence Agency, General David Petraeus, is testifying Thursday on his nomination. The current commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan is addressing members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. If confirmed by the full Senate, Petraeus would succeed former CIA director Leon Panetta, the […]
