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General '''David Petraeus''' is head of the U.S. Central Command, the region spanning from Afghanistan to Eqypt. As head of the US-led multinational force in [[Iraq]] he led the successful 'Surge' strategy, destroying insurgents terrorists groups. He was unanimously confirmed by the [[US Senate]], particularly because of his long-established reputation for [[honesty]].
General '''David Petraeus''' is head of the U.S. Central Command, the region spanning from Afghanistan to Eqypt. As head of the US-led multinational force in [[Iraq]] he led the successful 'Surge' strategy, destroying insurgents terrorists groups. He was unanimously confirmed by the [[US Senate]], particularly because of his long-established reputation for [[honesty]].
==Early Years==
Petraeus, {{age|1952|11|07}}, has a wife Holly and two children, a son and a daughter. <ref>[www.dodig.mil/IGInformation/archives/LTG_Petreaus.pdf Commanding General Biography] DODIG.mil</ref>
He was born in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, to Sixtus and Miriam Petraeus. Attended and was a 1970 graduate of Cornwall Central High School. From there he attended [[West Point]] military academy. Petraeus would earn high marks, graduating top of his class. He earmed an M.P.A. and a Ph.D. His doctor thesis was ''The American military and the lessons of Vietnam : a study of military influence and the use of force in the post-Vietnam era., 1987''
==Leading up to the Surge==
==Leading up to the Surge==