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Petraeus had been appointed commander of U. S. Central Command, which had ultimate authority over Afghanistan.

Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday that he felt "very secure" that there was no national security breach in the Petraeus scandal.

General Petraeus said the threat from Sunni militants of al-Qaida in Iraq has been significantly reduced, but the group is still lethal.

During Monday's change of command ceremony, Petraeus' successor, Lieutenant General John Allen, said he plans to keep up the pressure.

Petraeus said he recommended the withdrawal of U. S. troops will take full account of the number of these developments.

Petraeus said that this was an accident, promises that similar incidents do not occur in the future.

The general took along a flipchart of tables purporting to show that the "surge" of recent months was beginning to work.

"I think Dave Petraeus grew up with a code that's very demanding about duty and honor, " he said. "He violated the code. "

S. officials. Even in public, Gen. David Petraeus, the top commander in Kabul, has said the ISI retains ties with the Taliban.

This effort, concentrated in a summer offensive in Kandahar, is likely to determine the success of what is now General Petraeus's mission.

The top coalition commander in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, is expected to soon present troop withdrawal options to the White House.

As David Petraeus said, no one is trying to create Switzerland.

Petraeus and the U. S. military have been blaming Iran's Quds special forces for masterminding Shi'ite militia violence against the U. S.

Gen Petraeus noted that last month was the bloodiest of the war for the Nato-led force which lost 102 troops.

Progress, as General David Petraeus, the American commander on the ground, is wont to say, is "fragile and reversible" .

There were other shocks. Petraeus had spent most of 2005 in Baghdad trying to train Iraqi Army units.

And he said, "You should ask General Petraeus, because he supports this approach. "

Petraeus hedged last month when asked what he would say if a new President were to order a withdrawal plan within 60 days of taking office.

At a hearing a few years ago, somebody asked you, "General Petraeus, has this occupation of Iraq strengthened American national security? "

MCCAIN: And also General Petraeus said the same thing.

Next month, Congress will get another report on the war from American ambassador Ryan Crocker and commanding General David Petraeus.

On Friday, the senate confirmed army general David Petraeus as the new commander of American troops in Iraq. There were no dissenting votes.

'We have to let go, and we're not reluctant to do that. And the Iraqis are not reluctant to take control, ' Gen. Petraeus said.

Col. Lawrence Sellin lost his job (working for Petraeus' deputy) after he ranted that his colleagues were a bunch of PowerPoint zombies.

For the vacant post, the US Senate on Thursday confirmed General David Petraeus, to be the new director.

Petraeus is expected to be confirmed as U. S commander of U. S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan with little opposition.

General David Petraeus, the new commander of coalition forces in Iraq, worked closely with the president on the troop surge plan.

But they might be drafted, as, just possibly, might General David Petraeus.

Or, as Tom Ricks puts it, "For the second time in three years, David Petraeus is bailing out a president. "

U. S. General David Petraeus, commander of the U. S. Central Command, told The Times "there is stunning potential here. "

Gates says the Australians are in talks with the top U. S. commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, over their future role in Iraq.

Petraeus: It was very clear early on that we, the military, were going to have to do the nation building.

They concluded that the surge had improved security and economic conditions in areas where General Petraeus had concentrated his forces.

Probably just Washington gossip, but there was even talk of a Petraeus presidential run in 2012.

This past December, an ecstatic minister of mines announced the deal. Petraeus congratulated President Karzai on the news.

The calm General Petraeus later confirmed in a TV interview that some scaling back of the surge was probable.

A former commander of the 101st Airborne Division that was deployed to Mosul, General Petraeus took charge of setting up the Iraqi army.

The impact of promoting Petraeus, however, may be even greater in the national security establishment than on Capitol Hill.

His top commander, General David Petraeus, flew from Afghanistan to be present.

Iraq is brutally tough, maybe too far gone, but worth the last shot Bush and Petraeus are now giving it.

The new commander, General David Petraeus, was certainly lucky: Sunni militants turned against al-Qaeda, and Shia ones declared a ceasefire.

Army Gen. David Petraeus, commander of the International Security Assistance Force, and Marine Gen. James N.

Both men emphasised the achievements in reducing violence, but General Petraeus said that the gains were "fragile and reversible" .

Also, Petraeus and Crocker report to the President, a guy with strong feelings about Iraq.

Others have noted that Petraeus and the CIA have differed over the degree of progress in Afghanistan.

Mr. Petraeus arrived in Kabul Friday to take a command( about) of the 140000 American and NATO troops in Afghanistan.

S. Central Command. General Petraeus led the early effort to train Iraqi security forces.

General Petraeus is known for his political as well as military skills.

General David Petraeus stepped down as commander of American and allied forces in Afghanistan to head the CIA.

General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker used the words "fragile" and "reversible" several times during their lengthy testimony.

As General Petraeus himself admits, and our briefing this week argues, the change is fragile, and reversible (see article).

That kind of strategy worked in Iraq, where General Petraeus engineered a series of agreements with previously hostile tribal leaders.

In Petraeus' case, experts believe Google cooperated with authorities to access the e-mail accounts he and Broadwell used.

Usually dressed in olive green uniforms with different, retired last week Petraeus, the day dressed in dark suits.

The big test ahead is whether Petraeus has plugged all the possible holes to prevent al-Qaeda fighters from slipping away again.

General Petraeus, America's most admired soldier, is also a formidable replacement, not least because of his greater clout in Washington.

General David Petraeus, its American commander, would perhaps settle for almost any progress.

This week, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta expressed sadness about the events involving General Petraeus.

After the swearing-in ceremony, Petraeus and Obama immediately held its first intelligence briefing.

He called for the US Senate to confirm Gen Petraeus as Afghanistan commander as swiftly as possible.

Osama bin Laden and General Petraeus have one thing in common that I know of, they both said that Iraq is the central battleground.

But most analysts, even if impressed by General Petraeus's progress, are gloomy about Afghanistan.

He was sacked and replaced by General David Petraeus, chief of the US Central Command.

General David Petraeus received a medal from Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday, his last day in Kabul.

For all General Petraeus's spin, Iraq is still a violent mess.

He ordered a surge of troops and appointed a four-star general, David Petraeus, to implement a new COIN strategy.

Brennan and Gen. David H. Petraeus, then the commander of military operations in the Middle East.

General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker will also report to members of Congress.

The man charged with implementing the new policy is General David Petraeus, who replaces General Casey.

For all General Petraeus's spin, Iraq is still a violent mess. That is why America should not leave yet.

Yesterday my colleague wrote that Afghanistan was General McChrystal's war; now it is General Petraeus's.

Petraeus said Iraqi forces are improving but recent violence shows they are not able yet to handle security operation on their own.

And many of the president's critics are General Petraeus's biggest fans.

Petraeus and the other U. S. military commanders will remain in place when the political leadership changes.

Petraeus is the newly appointed coalition forces commander in Iraq.

Democrats are unlikely to mount a campaign to block Petraeus' promotion.

Yet, Gen. David Petraeus warned yesterday that a strike on Iran could stir nationalist sentiment behind the regime.

Petraeus is currently commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan.

We are sending the troops forward as General [David] Petraeus has asked and as the Joint Chiefs have recommended.

General Petraeus, who had just written a mould-breaking new manual on counter-insurgency, was put in charge.

General Petraeus' comments this week appear to justify that view.

But the most significant change that Petraeus brought to Iraq has to do with how troops are deployed.

And, with General Petraeus now focused 1, 500 miles east, what becomes of Iraq?

General Petraeus benefited from some good luck too.

Why? Even General David Petraeus, the new head of the CIA, says there are only 100 al Qaeda fighters in the whole of Afghanistan.

Petraeus says the mission there is winnable , but U. S. and Iraqi forces need to work together to end violence.

After serving in Iraq, Nagl helped General Petraeus write the Army's counterinsurgency doctrine in 2005 and 2006.

PETRAEUS: "It could be, sir. "

Yemen, according to one cable, asked Gen. David Petraeus for 12 armed helicopters.

What does Gen. Petraeus think about the surge?

That is where the appointment of General Petraeus comes in.

General David Petraeus, who took command in Iraq in 2007, rightly relied on men such as H. R. McMaster to rewrite strategy.

PETRAEUS: "Sir, it could be less than that. "

General Petraeus has deployed some 30, 000 extra troops, bringing the grand total to about 160, 000.

But the overall trend since the start of General David Petraeus's "surge" last year has been positive.

What makes this interesting, of course, is that one hears Petraeus's name mentioned as a possible GOP presidential candidate in 2012.

"Sir, I am confident we can train and hand over to the ANA [Afghan National Army] in that time frame, " Petraeus said.

Petraeus said in the last year, Afghan forces have grown by more than 30 percent, adding about 70, 000 soldiers and police.

Mr Alter's account of the White House's attempt to box in General Petraeus

The general is the front man for Bush's Iraq plan. Petraeus

By the time General Petraeus handed over to his successor, General John Allen, 13 months later,