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Petraeus sworn in as new CIA chief
[Dawn] David Petraeus was sworn in Tuesday as head of the CIA to direct the civilian covert war against Al-Qaeda after years of command in Iraq and Afghanistan as America's most influential general.Petraeus, 58, who succeeds Leon Panetta, ...current SecDef, previously Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Panetta served as President Bill Clinton's White House Chief of Staff from 1994 to 1997 and was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1993.... now the defense secretary, hung up his army uniform less than a week ago after a 37-year military career to take on the new role as spymaster. "Duty, honor and country," said Vice President  Joe Foreign Policy Whiz KidBiden The former Senator-for-Life from Delaware, an example of the kind of top-notch Washington intellect to be found in the World's Greatest Deliberative Body... as he swore in Petraeus at the White House. "The day I met you in Afghanistan, those words came to mind. You have had a truly distinguished career, general. You've excelled in every single thing you've done."
Posted by: Fred 2011-09-07 |
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