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General Petraeus: Confirmation Hearing Opening Statement

... Opening Statement of General David H. Petraeus , Confirmation Hearing as Commander, ISAF/US Forces--Afghanistan on ...

Blog post - Jun 29 2010 - 10:57am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Language, Culture, and Army Culture: Failing Transformation

... can’t afford to transform.”  The General Accounting Office pointed out that the DLTR would only become a ... with a talented Middle East FAO, and Generals David Petraeus and Stanley McChrystal in Kabul in 2010 when working with Af-Pak Hands ... will be needed for the U.S. military do its job. Confirmation bias Gian, you see the statement as counterfactual because ...

Journal Article - Mar 20 2012 - 5:26am - 30 comments

General McChrystal Recalled (Updated)

... The "Story" The Runaway General - Michael Hastings, Rolling Stone How 'Rolling Stone' Got ... among the troops. LtGen John Allen, deputy to General Petraeus, also has a fine track record. While these are qualified replacements ...

Blog post - Jun 23 2010 - 6:04am - 89 comments - 0 attachments

Petraeus to Replace McChrystal (Updated)

... President Obama's Statement Today I accepted General Stanley McChrystal's resignation as commander of the International ... country. I'm also pleased to nominate General David Petraeus to take command in Afghanistan, which will allow us to maintain the ...

Blog post - Jun 24 2010 - 5:35am - 31 comments - 0 attachments

Flynn and the Prospects for Defense Intelligence Reform

... alumni or allies such as Admiral William McRaven, David Petraeus, and Michael Vickers occupying much of the commanding heights of the ... is another reminder that even as the U.S. pares down its general-purpose forces and reduces their role in Afghanistan that the cultural ...

Journal Article - Apr 19 2012 - 4:48am - 10 comments

Thinking Critically about COIN and Creatively about Strategy and War

... American Military Adventure in Iraq and The Gamble: General Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq and Linda Robinson's ...

Journal Article - Dec 14 2010 - 8:37pm - 83 comments

Understanding the Human Terrain: Key to Success in Afghanistan

... to Success in Afghanistan by Andrew Garfield General Petraeus, in his recent Senate Confirmation Hearing, reminded everyone that in ...

Blog post - Jul 16 2010 - 3:19am - 47 comments - 0 attachments

Army Report Finds Major COIN Failure

... at Fort Leavenworth have told me that the Army inspector general's office is investigating how the Wanat incident was reported and ... if not most cases, is an over-the-hill objective. I prefer Petraeus' more limited formulation: my goal is at the end of the day there are ...

Blog post - Jul 23 2009 - 12:06pm - 52 comments - 0 attachments

We Own the Night

... “ISAF Guidance on Night Raids in Afghanistan” General Stanley McChrystal noted, “We know from experience that ... 500 per month.  And his relief, General David Petraeus, indicated that such missions had grown to as many as a 1,000 per ... of expanded night raid operations, noted in his Senate confirmation hearings in 2009, “In counterinsurgency how (emphasis ...

Journal Article - Feb 22 2012 - 8:03am - 2 comments

Message from the CIA Director

... - Statement to CIA Employees by Director David H. Petraeus, October 14, 2011. Message from the ... Foreign Policy SSCI Confirmation Hearing for General David H. Petraeus - Statement for the Record Show Author ...

Blog post - Oct 18 2011 - 10:47am - 0 comments - 0 attachments