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Senate Confirmation Hearing for Petraeus to Lead Afghan War
General David Petraeus also faced a Senate committee today, for a hearing on his appointment as US commander in Afghanistan. Petraeus said he had agreed with the plan to begin a draw-down of troops by July of next year, but insisted it was not his idea. Peter Spiegel is national security correspondent for the Wall Street Journal .
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readGeneral David Petraeus also faced a Senate committee today, for a hearing on his appointment as US commander in Afghanistan. Petraeus said he had agreed with the plan to begin a draw-down of troops by July of next year, but insisted it was not his idea. Peter Spiegel is national security correspondent for the Wall Street Journal.
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