Posted on 09/06/2011 10:29:52 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
David Petraeus pledged to confront the many threats facing America as he took the reins of the CIA, a decade after the 9/11 attacks that led to two wars where the former general made his name.
Petraeus was sworn in to lead the civilian covert war against Al-Qaeda having hung up his army uniform less than a week ago after a 37-year career that ended with years of difficult command roles in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Wearing a business suit and burgundy tie, Petraeus took the oath of office on a Bible at a ceremony led by Vice President Joe Biden in the Roosevelt room of the White House, instead of CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.
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He succeeds Leon Panetta, now the defense secretary, ..
Petraeus, pointing to his experience as a four star general but stressing that he knew he faced a different challenge in his new post as the nation's spy chief, said he would seek to make the CIA "ever better."
"I've found through hard experience that it's important to continually learn and adapt, to constantly assess situations, to identify and share lessons learned," he said in a statement released by the agency after the swearing in.
He later sent a note to all employees, praising "the talented men and women of the CIA, whose courage, ingenuity, and hard work have made a decisive difference in protecting the nation."
"I eagerly look forward to starting our work together, and to bringing our agency's unique strengths to bear on the many foreign threats and opportunities our country faces," he added.
Ambitious and supremely disciplined, Petraeus has sometimes irritated fellow commanders, earning the nickname "King David." But his successes on the battlefield won him fame and the confidence of US presidents.
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after me.
No, General, after I finish..
after I finish
oh crap!
OH crap!
I'm not sure how well you're gonna fit in here, General.
General David Petraeus(L), former head of the allied forces in Afghanistan, takes the oath of office as the next director of the Central Intelligence Angency from US Vice President Joe Biden during a ceremony at the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC
In before the “Argh!! He was in the military while Obama was CIC. He’s a traiter!”
Geez. Where did Patraeus get that suit? Men’s Warehouse on on discount? It looks like it is a lousy fit. At least he is a far more respectable man than the last Director. Paneta was a closet Commie Pinko radical.
Panetta.. (snicker)
Iran revolution “matter of time”: U.S. defense chief (Leon Panetta predicts)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2774625/posts
He’s got some pretty serious back pain that he tries not to advertise. Doesn’t look as bad in uniform, but it’s still noticeable, especially in more recent pictures. That suit just hangs funny, but that’s less the make and more what it’s hanging on.
He was in the military when the "Hawaiian" was a sucker.
I didn’t know he had back issues. That would certainly explain that picture. Thanks.
Good, General Petraeus...remember that you took an oath to protect this country against not only foreign enemies but domestic enemies also, and we have a load of them in Washington in the very halls of Congress.
bfl
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