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Originally Posted by goldendog
yes we all can remember all of the veted, experienced generals on the ground in Iraq that were so-called misinterpreted. Throughout the nearly 6year history of Bush's war, certain EXPERIENCED generals in Iraq have spoken up against Bush's policies and what did Bush do?
He interpreted them in a way that he could fire them all, thus squandering (again) all of that military experience and knowledge that only comes with fighting previous battles. For example the first gulf war.
It takes a great amout of time to gain such experience. A resource that Bush again found expendable.
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Well Petraeus is the best choice for Commanding General in Iraq. And he replaced George Casey who was promoted to Chief of Staff of the US Army...
And guess what Petraeus has under his belt that makes him the best choice:
-1995, assigned to the United Nations Mission in Haiti Military Staff as its Chief Operations Officer during Operation Uphold Democracy.
-1999, deployed to Kuwait as part of Operation Desert Spring.
-2001–2002, ten-month tour in Bosnia-Herzegovina as part of Operation Joint Forge. Was the NATO Stabilization Force Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations and the Deputy Commander of the U.S. Joint Interagency Counter-Terrorism Task Force in Bosnia.
-2003, Petraeus led his division through fierce fighting south of Baghdad, in Karbala, Hilla, and Najaf.
-In Mosul, Petraeus and the 101st employed classic counterinsurgency methods to build security and stability, including conducting targeted kinetic operations and using force judiciously, jump-starting the economy, building local security forces, staging elections for the city council within weeks of their arrival, overseeing a program of public works, reinvigorating the political process, and launching 4,500 reconstruction projects.
"It's widely accepted that no force worked harder to win Iraqi hearts and minds than the 101st Air Assault Division led by Petraeus."
-2004, became the first commander of the Multi-National Security Transition Command Iraq. This newly-created command had responsibility for training, equipping, and mentoring Iraq's growing Army, Police, and other security forces as well as developing Iraq's security institutions and building associated infrastructure, such as training bases, police stations, and border forts.