After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair. David Petraeus affairengageextramarital Change image and share on social
But clearly, this is what this is about. It's about pushing the security bubble out. It's about rooting out every last guy, so that there's not even somebody who can fire a single, solitary RPG round from some little qalat out here. David Petraeus bubblefireguy share on social
People often ask, why aren't you reading about what it is you're working on right now? And the truth is, you only get three pages a night before your eyelids close. David Petraeus closeeyelidnight Change image and share on social
The fact is that Iran doesn't want to see the Taliban come back any more than do most Afghan citizens. David Petraeus afghanbackcitizen Change image and share on social
The progress in Iraq is still fragile. And it could still be reversed. Iraq still faces innumerable challenges, and they will be evident during what will likely be a difficult process as the newly elected Council of Representatives selects the next prime minister, president, and speaker of the council. David Petraeus challengecouncildifficult share on social
Every civilian's death diminishes us, collectively. David Petraeus civiliancollectivelydeath Change image and share on social
I will not ever run for political office. I can assure you. David Petraeus assureofficepolitical Change image and share on social
I think no commander ever is going to come out and say, 'I'm confident that we can do this.' David Petraeus commanderconfident Change image and share on social
If you don't want to have to kill or capture every bad guy in the country, you have to reintegrate those who are willing to be reconciled and become part of the solution instead of a continued part of the problem. And then, above all, the resources. David Petraeus badcapturecontinue share on social
The Germans have done wonderful work. Not long ago, a German battle group battalion conducted a very impressive counterinsurgency operation in a portion of Baghlan province. I think these are the first counterinsurgency operations conducted by any German element after World War II. And they did a very impressive job. David Petraeus agobaghlanbatallion share on social