The general has a winning public demeanor - when he led the 101st Airborne Division in northern Iraq in 2003, he proved such a superb diplomat that the Kurds called him “Malik Daoud” - King David - as a mark of respect. He listened patiently, spent money wisely, used force intelligently and truly did win hearts and minds.
http://vallettapapers.townhall.com/
The man is a genius.
The 101st had Mosul in AWESOME working order. It was really happening- and with a myraid of sunni and shia and kurds eventually working together. Petraeus keeps the big picture in mind all the time..