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Also Known As David Howell Petraeus
Born November 7, 1952 (age 74) β€’ New York
Role In Afghanistan War β€’ Iraq War

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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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