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The idea is to go to bed every night with fewer enemies than you had in the morning.

In all of our efforts, we continue to emphasize the importance of inclusivity and transparency on th...

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There is no question that the Islamic State will be defeated in Mosul the real question is what come...

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Reconciliation is what takes place, of course, at higher levels. President Karzai has been very clea...

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Even before the missteps that I've had, I was never going to run for office. My family is adamantly ...

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Iraq's Sunnis need to be brought back into the fold. They need to feel as though they have a stake i...

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There is no question in my mind that a 'Brexit' would deal a significant blow to the E.U.'s strength...

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All Americans should take great pride in the men and women serving our nation in Iraq and in the cou...

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There is nothing I can do to undo what I did. I can only say again how sorry I am to those I let dow...

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Leadership is an individual sport, one that has to be fine-tuned to each of the people that reports ...

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I considered our British comrades to rank with the finest men and women of any armed service in the ...

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When I was commander of Central Command, obviously we were very concerned about the developments in ...

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You have to keep on disrupting. If you let up the pressure, then al-Qaeda senior leadership will com...

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David Petraeus

Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

Born: 1952-11-07

Died: N/A

David Howell Petraeus (born November 7, 1952) is a retired United States Army general and public official. He served as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from September 6, 2011, until his resignation on November 9, 2012. Prior to his assuming the directorship of the CIA, Petraeus served 37 years in the United States Army. His last assignments in the Army were as commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and commander, U.S. Forces – Afghanistan (USFOR-A) from July 4, 2010, to July 18, 2011. His other four-star assignments include serving as the 10th commander, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) from October 13, 2008, to June 30, 2010, and as commanding general, Multi-National Force – Iraq (MNF-I) from February 10, 2007, to September 16, 2008. As commander of MNF-I, Petraeus oversaw all coalition forces in the Iraq War.More