Congratulations to General David Patraeus for the well deserved promotion to lead US Central Command, overseeing all operations in the Middle East including Iraq and Afghanistan.
Gates said Petraeus, who has overseen a military strategy widely credited with a dramatic reduction in violence in Iraq, was the most qualified U.S. officer to manage counterinsurgency operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
“I recommended him to the president because I am absolutely confident he is the best man for the job,” Gates said.
Gates said many security challenges in the Central Command area of responsibility are characterized by the type of nontraditional threat Petraeus is skilled at tackling.
“I don’t know anybody in the United States military better qualified to led that effort,” Gates said.
General David Patraeus – an honorable man, a well respected leader, decorated soldier, and a great American – very well deserved, indeed!
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