Pondering Petraeus.Bush's new man in Iraq, Lieutenant LIEUTENANT. This word has now a narrower meaning than it formerly had; its true meaning is a deputy, a substitute, from the French lieu, (place or post) and tenant (holder). Among civil officers we have lieutenant governors, who in certain cases perform the duties of governors; (vide, the General David Petraeus This page has been semi-protected, meaning readers without Wikipedia user accounts or with registered accounts less than four days old cannot edit this page. David Howell Petraeus , displayed at least some aptitude for winning Iraqi hearts and minds when he was in command in Mosul in 2003. Later, however, he was in charge of training the Iraqi army The Iraqi Army is the army of Iraq, active in various forms since the country was formed in the aftermath of World War I. Today, it is a component of the Iraqi Security Forces tasked with assuming responsibility for all Iraqi land-based military operations following the 2003 . One has to ask the obvious question: If he had succeeded in that job, would more American troops be needed now? |
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