David Petraeus
U.S. Army general and public official · United States · On the map · Politicians · Born 1952 · age 74
David Howell Petraeus is a retired United States Army general who served as the fourth director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from September 2011 until his resignation in November 2012. Prior to his assuming the directorship of the CIA, Petraeus served 37 years in the United States Army.
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Petraeus with his son Stephen in Afghanistan, 2010
U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, during his time in the Army
Maj. Gen. David H. Petraeus (right), commanding general, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), looks on as Lt. Gen. William S. Wallace, V Corps commanding general speaks to soldiers, 21 March 2003, Kuwait
Petraeus on patrol in Mosul with Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, 2003
Petraeus's Bronze Star Medal with V Device for actions in combat leading the 101st Airborne (Air Assault) Division during Operation Iraqi Freedom, May 2003
Orders awarding the Combat Action Badge to then LTG David H. Petraeus for actions in combat during Iraqi Freedom
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, Syria has allowed its soil to be transited by foreign fighters who have come from a variety of source countries in the Gulf area and in the - in North African countries.
Iran, as we have already discussed, has carried out very, very harmful activities inside Iraq.
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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 2010 to July 2011. His other four-star assignments include serving as the 10th commander, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) from October 2008 to June 2010, and as commanding general, Multi-National Force - Iraq (MNF-I) from February 2007 to September 2008. As commander of MNF-I, Petraeus oversaw all coalition forces in Iraq.
