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The art of Petraeus.
In a lively, ongoing debate, some authors have credited General Petraeus with transforming the United States military and wonder if his success will have long-term impacts. The most visible part of the debate over this legacy concerns whether the future of the United States Army lies in counterinsurgency (COIN) operations or a return to conventional combat. Initially an internal debate, it has become wide-ranging and moved from internal Department of Defense (POD) journals like Military Review to industry publications like Armed Forces Journal to general press such as the Atlantic.
The fiery back-and-forth has focused on answering three pressing questions: ...
- Iraq's Repairman; Mission impossible? David Petraeus is tasked with rebuilding...
- Magazine article from: Newsweek Nordland, Rod July 5, 2004 700+ words
...Iraq, and it's General Petraeus's job to make that happen...James Wilkinson. General Petraeus, in short, is the closest thing to an exit strategy the United States now has. From Baghdad, our...First Infantry Division. As Petraeus steps out onto the helipad...
- GENERAL PETRAEUS VISITS KAZAKHSTAN
- News wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News August 16, 2009 700+ words
...General David Petraeus, Commander of the United States Central Command...Commander of the United States Central Command, General Petraeus has overall responsibility...East, and the United States. General Petraeus was the General...
- Petraeus: Large force needed after surge ends.
- Newspaper article from: Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN) September 11, 2007 700+ words
...Sen. Kerry said. Gen. Petraeus said that progress in securing...more responsibility. Gen. Petraeus said 2,000 Marines would...summer, as he outlined, the United States will have about 130,000...Committee, praised Gen. Petraeus for the progress made so far...
- Tough fight coming up, Petraeus says in Seattle; Close Up.(News)
- Newspaper article from: The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA) July 9, 2009 700+ words
...harm the U.S., he said. Petraeus has emerged as the most high...the Lesson of Vietnam." Petraeus led the 101st Airborne Division...manual. In 2007, as the United States military faced an increasingly lethal Iraqi insurgency, Petraeus was tapped by President Bush...
- Gen. Petraeus sees it through.
- Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) June 9, 2004 700+ words
...train local security forces. Petraeus also used the military and...administration never tried to adapt the Petraeus model as a national Iraqi...terrorists and insurgents. The United States abolished the Iraqi army but...the problem was tossed to Petraeus. President Bush asked him...
- Gen. Petraeus sees it through.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Rubin, Trudy June 9, 2004 700+ words
...train local security forces. Petraeus also used the military and...administration never tried to adapt the Petraeus model as a national Iraqi...terrorists and insurgents. The United States abolished the Iraqi army but...the problem was tossed to Petraeus. President Bush asked him...
- Petraeus expects troop drop of 30,000.
- Newspaper article from: Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY) September 11, 2007 700+ words
...fifth year, Gen. David H. Petraeus said the surge -- which added...al-Qaida [in] Iraq," Petraeus said. "Though al-Qaida...Hussein. Testifying alongside Petraeus, Ryan R. Crocker, the U...patience on the part of the United States." While the surge has improved...
- An Open Mind For A New Army.(David Petraeus, commander of the 101st Airborne...
- Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report Barnes, Julian E. October 31, 2005 700+ words
...the service and found Petraeus. He wore the stone face...leadership of Lt. Gen. David Petraeus, the American commander...Iraqi security forces. Petraeus is one of the most fascinating people in the United States Army. With a Ph.D...
