General '''David Petraeus''' is head of the US-led multinational force in [[Iraq]] which is fighting against the terrorist insurgents in the civil war there. He was unanimously confirmed by the [[US Senate]], particularly because of his long-established reputation for [[honesty]]
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General '''David Petraeus''' is head of the US-led multinational force in [[Iraq]] which is fighting against the terrorist insurgents in the civil war there. He was unanimously confirmed by the [[US Senate]], particularly because of his long-established reputation for [[honesty]].
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Senator 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>