Why was Petraeus chosen?
A career soldier with more experience in Iraq than any other active general, Petraeus, 54, is widely regarded as the most cerebral active-duty general in the U.S. military. Petraeus graduated near the top of his class from West Point, just a little too late to see action in Vietnam, and went on to earn a Ph.D. at Princeton in international relations. In his dissertation,
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