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  • Petraeus to Get Key Job in Iraq

    04/03/2004 5:12:27 PM PST · by neverdem · 12 replies · 378+ views
    The Washington Post ^ | April 3, 2004 | Thomas E. Ricks
    101st Airborne Chief to Take Charge of Developing Iraqi Military Maj. Gen. David H. Petraeus, who spent most of the past year in Iraq as commander of the 101st Airborne Division, is being sent back to that country to oversee the organization and training of all Iraqi military and security forces, Pentagon insiders said yesterday. The selection of Petraeus, which has not yet been announced, is "all part of the thinking about the transition" to Iraqi sovereignty in 90 days, said a spokesman for Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld who confirmed the choice but declined to be identified. Essentially, Petraeus...