From August 2007 to August 2008 McMaster was part of an "elite team of officers advising US commander" General [[David Petraeus]] on counterinsurgency operations in the [[Iraq war]].
From August 2007 to August 2008 McMaster was part of an "elite team of officers advising US commander" General [[David Petraeus]] on counterinsurgency operations in the [[Iraq war]].
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Eurasia analyst Lauren Goodrich<ref>https://www.stratfor.com/content/lauren-goodrich </ref> described McMaster as one of Gen. Petraeus' chief architects behind CENTCOM strategy in the Iraq insurgancy, and for [[Afghanistan]] and [[Syria]].<ref>https://wikileaks.org/gifiles/docs/54/5492063_re-insight-iraq-afghanistan-general-observations-.html </ref>