"The truth is Petraeus really was exceptional."

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I am curious as to what support you have for these claims, because in my view the surge and counter-insurgency was insignificant for the drop in violence and overall course of events.

Insignificant? Hardly. The most important contributions? No. I said in my first post, the one you took issue with, that the man reason the tide turned was because of the people's, especially in Sunni areas, unwillingness to hide foreign fighters and insurgents. Go back and read my first post.

Different parts of the country reacted differently to American presence. The point is, from a warfare standpoint, Patraeus' implementations and TTPs significantly changed things on the ground level, for the better.

And "right the ship in two different theaters" is a funny statement. Where exactly were these ships headed

Right where the Treasonous Bush Administration wanted it to go. Doesn't change the fact that Patraeus had to save face for that entire abortion. A General is judged on what he implements on the ground, not what politicians above him decide.

I feel we have completely different perspectives on this. Maybe for balance you'd like to read a more comprehensive analysis here. To quote from its conclusions:

I do. Maybe you need a timeline on number of deployed troops in Afghanistan and Iraq?

We do have completely different perspectives. Mine happen to be first hand experiences on the ground in my 3 deployments to the region, and all combat deployments happen to be in the Anbar Province.

 

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When he is in the position that he was in, I'd rather he bust his guns instead of busting his nuts.