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General '''David Petraeus''' is the former Director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] and the former head of the U.S. Central Command, the region spanning from [[Afghanistan]] to [[Egypt]]. As head of the U.S.-led multinational force in [[Iraq]] he led the 'Surge' strategy, destroying insurgents terrorist groups. He was unanimously confirmed by the [[US Senate]], particularly because of his long-established reputation for "honesty". Speaking of honesty, Petraeus was ousted from his CIA post in a [[blackmail]] scheme after getting caught in an [[adultery|extramarital affair]] and refusing to go along with the [[Benghazi massacre]] [[coverup]].

General '''David Petraeus''' is the former Director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] and the former head of the U.S. Central Command, the region spanning from [[Afghanistan]] to [[Egypt]]. As head of the U.S.-led multinational force in [[Iraq]] he led the 'Surge' strategy, destroying insurgents terrorist groups. He was unanimously confirmed by the [[US Senate]], particularly because of his long-established reputation for "honesty". Speaking of honesty, Petraeus was ousted from his CIA post in a [[blackmail]] scheme after getting caught in an [[adultery|extramarital affair]] and refusing to go along with the [[Benghazi massacre]] [[coverup]].

Petraeus has a reputation for [[sycophancy]] to get ahead among his fellow high-ranking officers beginning when he married the Commandant's daughter at [[West Point]].<ref>https://truthout.org/articles/how-petraeus-created-the-myth-of-his-success-2/</ref>

Petraeus has a reputation for [[sycophancy]] to get ahead among his fellow high-ranking officers beginning when he married the Commandant's daughter at [[West Point]].<ref>https://truthout.org/articles/how-petraeus-created-the-myth-of-his-success-2/</ref> It was never more apparent than in his interview with ex-"moderate" [[terrorist]] [[Jolani]] in September 2025.<ref>https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/09/24/755605/Ex-CIA-chief-Petraeus-hails-former-Al-Qaeda-leader-for--clear-vision--in-Syria</ref>

On the eve of the [[Zelensky regime]]'s disastrous [[NATO_war_in_Ukraine#2023_Spring-Summer_counteroffensive|2023 summer counteroffensive]], Petraeus captured the prevailing zeitgeist among [[Western alliance|Western]] policymakers, pundits and editorial writers in the [[mainstream media]], retired generals, and other so-called "experts" in the American and [[European]] [[foreign policy]] [[establishment]]s.: "I think that this counteroffensive is going to be very impressive".<ref>[https://mearsheimer.substack.com/p/bound-to-lose Bound to Lose: Ukraine’s 2023 Counteroffensive], [[John Mearsheimer]], Sept. 2, 2023</ref>

On the eve of the [[Zelensky regime]]'s disastrous [[NATO_war_in_Ukraine#2023_Spring-Summer_counteroffensive|2023 summer counteroffensive]], Petraeus captured the prevailing zeitgeist among [[Western alliance|Western]] policymakers, pundits and editorial writers in the [[mainstream media]], retired generals, and other so-called "experts" in the American and [[European]] [[foreign policy]] [[establishment]]s.: "I think that this counteroffensive is going to be very impressive".<ref>[https://mearsheimer.substack.com/p/bound-to-lose Bound to Lose: Ukraine’s 2023 Counteroffensive], [[John Mearsheimer]], Sept. 2, 2023</ref>