Gen. David Petraeus, USA
Posted on 12/31/2007 6:04:48 AM PST by milwguy
The critics said it couldn't be done, but the vision and determination of General David Petraeus have brought greater security and cause for optimism to the people of Iraq. He is The Sunday Telegraph's Person of the Year .........For a man whose critics say he is far too fond of the television cameras, General David Petraeus, commander of US forces in Iraq, has been rather out of the limelight this Christmas.
The sprightly, media-friendly 55-year-old is not perturbed, however, that his face is no longer number one item on the US networks. As he said last week, where Iraq is concerned, "No news is good news."Today, we put him in the spotlight again by naming Gen Petraeus as The Sunday Telegraph's Person of the Year, a new annual accolade to recognise outstanding individual achievement
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Top of the class of 1974 at West Point Military Academy and the holder of a PhD in international relations, he is the co author of the US military’s manual on counter-insurgency, a “warrior monk” for whom the messy intrigues of asymmetric warfare hold more interest than the straightforward challenges of 2003’s invasion.
Simply being the best and brightest soldier of his generation, however, would not be enough for Iraq in 2007, where a major part of the “surge” involves reconciling Iraq’s warring political tribes.
When the White House called, confirming him for the job, President Bush was looking not just for an outstanding leader but also a diplomat, a politician and a negotiator. It seems he got them all.
“Sir, your words require the willingness of disbelief” - Hillary Clinton. If she is elected, God help us all.
Funny how the Brits can recognize the person who had the most positive impact on the world in 2007, but the lefty TIME gives the award to the Gang Leader Putin.
Funny is not exactly the word I would use, but I see your point. ;*)
An American paper, the Dallas Morning News, (I think it was) made the "Illegal Alien" the Texan of the year. *shaking head*
But today you are testifying about the current status of our policy in Iraq and the prospects of that policy. It is a policy that you have been ordered to implement by the president. And you have been made the de facto spokesmen for what many of us believe to be a failed policy.
Despite what I view as your rather extraordinary efforts in your testimony both yesterday and today, I think that the reports that you provide to us really require the willing suspension of disbelief.
Clinton questioning General David Petraeus, 9-11-07
Is it too late to start a “draft Petraeus” movement? A cursory perusal of his bona fides shows a man with more positives and fewer negatives than all of the candidates combined.
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