A Tribute To U.S. Army General David H. Petraeus

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

General David Howell Petraeus, USA (born November 7, 1952) is the 10th and current Commander, U.S. Central Command. Petraeus previously served as Commanding General, Multi-National Force - Iraq (MNF-I) from January 26, 2007 to September 16, 2008. As Commander of MNF-I, Petraeus oversaw all coalition forces in Iraq. Petraeus was the General George C. Marshall Award winner as the top graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College—class of 1983. He subsequently earned a M.P.A. degree (1985) and a Ph.D. degree (1987) in International Relations from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. He later served as Assistant Professor of International Relations at the U.S. Military Academy and also completed a fellowship at Georgetown University. He has a BS from the U.S. Military Academy—class of 1974—from which he graduated as a distinguished cadet (top 5% of his class).

A poll recently conducted by Foreign Policy and Prospect magazines selected Petraeus as one of the world's top 100 public intellectuals. And in April of this year, the Static Line Association named Petraeus as its 2008 Man of the Year. In 2007, Time named Petraeus one of the 100 most influential leaders and revolutionaries of the year as well as one of its four runners up for Time Person of the Year. He was also named the second most influential American conservative by The Daily Telegraph as well as The Daily Telegraph's 2007 Man of the Year and "America's most respected soldier" by Der Spiegel in 2008. In 2005, Petraeus was selected as one of America's top leaders by US News and World Report. Some news reports have speculated that Petraeus may have interest in running for the presidency. Despite these accounts, Petraeus has categorically stated that he has no political ambitions. Most recently, GQ Magazine (December 2008) named Petraeus as the "Leader of the Year: Right Man, Right Time", Newsweek named him the 16th most powerful person in the world in its December 20, 2008 edition, and Prospect magazine named him the "Public Intellectual of the Year".

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[Wardog687]

I do agree. Yes. And lord knows he would be a better president then that failure named Obama

[LordofThegoonies]

I completely agree with you Wardog, but your fogeting one thing, he should 5 stars before he becomes president!!

[BuBzIeNYNY]

great job. General

[eastariel]

The military is a team activity. When one soldier gets a medal, the rest stand and clap.

David loves to clap for others. He is not competitive; he's cooperative. He leads from in front, achieving the impossible repeatedly. Then he encourages his soldiers to follow his example, saying with actions instead of words, "These things you shall do and more."

He leads by example, offering the gift of his spirit to everyone around him.

No wonder his soldiers keep reenlisting.

[hmirwaisi]

General David Howell Petraeus for the President of the USA

I am calling on the citizen of the USA and saying if you are republican or Democrat, liberal or conservative, religious or atheist, white or black, men or women, our country is falling apart because of mismanagement of white house and congress.

Please read from the link below

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[BryceisBibleMan]

A true American

[AllahKipStar]

Present ARMS!!!! Order ARMS!!!!

[USAForLife2057]

@TRBWS = Whitest person on the internet.

[25Milimeter]

@steeleye65 Petraeus is just as good as any Gen,the only reason we're still in a shitty situation is because somebody higher than Petreaus is pulling the strings..

[MMoruzov]

A great commander!