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==Early Years==

==Early Years==

Petraeus, {{age|1952|11|07}}, has a wife Holly and two children, a son and a daughter.  <ref>[http://www.dodig.mil/IGInformation/archives/LTG_Petreaus.pdf Commanding General Biography] DODIG.mil</ref>  

Petraeus, {{age|1952|11|07}}, has a wife Holly and two children, a son and a daughter.  <ref>[http://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 earned a 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''

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 earned a M.P.A. and a Ph.D. His doctoral 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,'' Later, he would author the manual devoted to counterinsurgency operations.  This new counterinsurgency field manual became the backbone for an overwhelming success by the U.S. military in Iraq.

==Leading up to the Surge==

==Leading up to the Surge==

Senator [[Hillary Clinton]], who helped appoint him, called him a liar when he gave his September 2007 report on President Bush's "[[troop surge]]". <ref>When questioning him on September 11, she lectured that, "I think that the reports that you provide to us really require a willing suspension of disbelief." [http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070918/EDITORIAL/109180036/1013&template=nextpage (Washington Times editorial)] </ref> In response to this report, Petraeus was the victim of [[liberal]] advocacy group [[MoveOn.org]]'s "vicious"<ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2007/09/11/moveons_mccarthy_moment/ MoveOn's McCarthy moment], By Peter D. Feaver, ''Boston Globe'', September 11, 2007.</ref> attack campaign subsidized by the ''[[New York Times]]''<ref>[http://www.nypost.com/seven/09132007/news/nationalnews/times_gives_lefties_a_hefty_di.htm Time Gives Lefties a Hefty Discount for "Betray us" Ad], Charles Hurt, ''New York Post'', September 13, 2007.</ref> which contributed a monetary discount for an advertisement, without foundation, entitled "General Petraeus or General Betray Us"? The accusation of treason sparked so much controversy that even the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-controlled [[Senate]] passed a resolution condemning the attack on General Petraeus.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,297498,00.html Senate Votes to Condemn MoveOn for Ad Attacking General Petraeus], [[FOX News]], September 20, 2007.</ref>   

Senator [[Hillary Clinton]], who helped appoint him, called him a liar when he gave his September 2007 report on President Bush's "[[troop surge]]". <ref>When questioning him on September 11, she lectured that, "I think that the reports that you provide to us really require a willing suspension of disbelief." [http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070918/EDITORIAL/109180036/1013&template=nextpage (Washington Times editorial)] </ref> In response to this report, Petraeus was the victim of [[liberal]] advocacy group [[MoveOn.org]]'s "vicious"<ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2007/09/11/moveons_mccarthy_moment/ MoveOn's McCarthy moment], By Peter D. Feaver, ''Boston Globe'', September 11, 2007.</ref> attack campaign subsidized by the ''[[New York Times]]''<ref>[http://www.nypost.com/seven/09132007/news/nationalnews/times_gives_lefties_a_hefty_di.htm Time Gives Lefties a Hefty Discount for "Betray us" Ad], Charles Hurt, ''New York Post'', September 13, 2007.</ref> which contributed a monetary discount for an advertisement, without foundation, entitled "General Petraeus or General Betray Us"? The accusation of treason sparked so much controversy that even the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-controlled [[Senate]] passed a resolution condemning the attack on General Petraeus.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,297498,00.html Senate Votes to Condemn MoveOn for Ad Attacking General Petraeus], [[FOX News]], September 20, 2007.</ref>   

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