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Gen. David Petraeus. Gen. David Petraeus briefing reporters at the Pentagon on his view of the military situation in Iraq, 2007. Sen. Robert Byrd meeting with David Petraeus, Jan. 23, 2007, after Petraeus was appointed to command multinational forces in Iraq. Stanley McChrystal (left), commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, and David Petraeus, commander in chief of Central Command, 2009.
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David Petraeus

American military officer
Also known as: David Howell Petraeus
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David Petraeus (born November 7, 1952, Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, U.S.) is a U.S. army general who was appointed by Pres. George W. Bush to head multinational forces in Iraq (2007–08) and who later served as commander in chief of Central Command (Centcom; 2008–10) and as commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan (2010–11). He later was director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA; 2011–12). Petraeus was the son of Dutch American parents. After graduating...

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