Posted on 11/01/07
President's man on a last-ditch mission
WASHINGTON -- He's a fitness fanatic, a PhD in international relations from Princeton, an expert on counterinsurgency tactics and known for his ambition.Lieutenant-General David Petraeus, chosen Jan. 5 by President George W. Bush to become the top military commander in Iraq, becomes the man responsible for implementing the President's last-ditch effort to turn around a still deteriorating situation.
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