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re: Petraeus: Obama Iraq plan a good starting point

Posted on 9/12/14 at 7:00 pm to
Posted by Wolfhound45
Hanging with Chicken in Lurkistan
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 9/12/14 at 7:00 pm to
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James Mattis should have gotten the command of the surge.


Interesting reading lately made it clear that General Petraeus was more of a figurehead, that General Ray Odierno was the individual who actually "led" the surge (from behind the scenes as the Deputy Commander).
Posted by OleWar
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Member since Mar 2008
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Posted on 9/12/14 at 7:50 pm to
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General Ray Odierno was the individual who actually "led" the surge


Please link, although I will try to find this myself. Curious to know what "led" means, maybe operational leadership not strategic.
Posted by wfeliciana
Member since Oct 2013
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Posted on 9/12/14 at 8:33 pm to
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Interesting reading lately made it clear that General Petraeus was more of a figurehead, that General Ray Odierno was the individual who actually "led" the surge (from behind the scenes as the Deputy Commander).


Odierno is. the. man. Have always heard great things about him from those that have worked for him.
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