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    He and she were McChrystal's esteemed civilian advisers but they might not have Petraeus' ear.

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    That option was closed when he fired McChrystal and made himself the political prisoner of Gen. David Petraeus.

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    Bin Laden asked deputies to plan an attack against an aircraft carrying Mr Obama and General David Petraeus.

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    President Obama issued this statement: David Petraeus has provided extraordinary service to the United States for decades.

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    We are looking forward to working with General Petraeus, a very experienced soldier, who President Karzai knows well.”.

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    In short, it would not be surprising to see that Petraeus's own sense of self might have discrete(and potentially, incompatible) representations for"soldier,""administrator,""father," and"husband.".

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    Clearly, part of Petraeus's appeal was his perceived candor in various senate hearings and press conferences, especially during challenging moments in the Iraq War.

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    To the contrary, I would assert that each of us is capable of exhibiting some of the same weaknesses that Petraeus has in this episode.

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    New Delhi: General David Petraeus, the former director of CIA has strongly advocated the Trump administration's decision to suspend military and financial aid to Pakistan.

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    At the December review of the Afghan war, Petraeus will argue that, while progress is being made, we cannot meet our goals by July 2011.

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    For example, Monica Crowley nominated Petraeus for"Most Honest Person of the Year" in 2008 on the McLaughlin Group television news program because he never"sugar-coated" the truth.

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    Underlying this, late last year, General Petraeus, head of US Central Command, signed an order sending troops on undercover operations on a wider and more persistent scale.

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    In an exclusive interview to Times Now, Petraeus, one of the seniormost military generals of the US said that Trump administration's decision was the result of"accumulation of frustration".

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    Should Petraeus resign his command under such circumstances, he would become a Douglas MacArthur-like hero to the GOP, and could wind up as No. 2 on the ticket.

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    It is natural for people to assume that a man like Petraeus who became known for his honorable military service would act honorably in all facets of his life.

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    Yet, people's impression of Petraeus could only be derived from what was on display for public consumption and these opportunities were certainly considered and crafted performances by a skilled political figure.

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    He writes in the memoir that in March 2011 Mr Obama did not trust Gen David Petraeus- the US military commander in Afghanistan in 2010-11- and"could not stand" Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

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    To be clear, Petraeus has provided important service to our country, ably serving as the commander of the multinational coalition of military forces in Iraq before accepting his new assignment at the CIA.

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    Petraeus will ask the president for more time, perhaps years more, and perhaps ask for more troops, 20,000 or 30,000, to complete the mission and ensure Afghanistan is not again a sanctuary for al-Qaida.

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    If Obama has not noticed, the neocons, who want a“long war” in the Islamic world and a new war with Iran, are celebrating the Petraeus appointment with far greater unanimity than Obama's own staff.

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    As new details emerge about the extramarital affair that led to the resignation of David Petraeus from his post as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, it is interesting to see how people seem shocked by these events.

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    But keep in mind that, only a few years ago, the hottest thing in town was counterinsurgency warfare and its main proponent, General David Petraeus, was being hailed as a new Alexander the Great, Napoleon, or US Grant.

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    Successful people are very adept at self-monitoring, and one does not rise to powerful positions like Petraeus without being very skilled at modulating one's appearance both in front of TV cameras and to political leaders throughout the world.

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    But if he stands with Biden and says the July 2011 date holds, and the troops start home in July, Petraeus would likely put out word that his hands are being tied and he will not fight a no-win war.

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    As the former US commander in Iraq General David Petraeus argued this week:"If there is to be[US] support for Iraq, it has to be support for a government of Iraq that is a government of all the people and is representative of, and responsive to,

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