Did General Petraeus go to West Point?
Petraeus went on to the United States Military Academy at West Point. Petraeus was on the intercollegiate soccer and ski teams, was a cadet captain on the brigade staff, and was a “distinguished cadet” academically, graduating in the top 5% of the Class of 1974 (ranked 40th overall).
How tall is David Petraeus?
5′ 9″David H. Petraeus / Height
Is General Petraeus still married to his wife Holly?
She retired on January 12, 2017. Her work at the CFPB centered around educating service members on sound financial management and protecting them against predatory lending and cons….
| Holly Petraeus | |
|---|---|
| Spouse(s) | David Petraeus ( m. 1974) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | William A. Knowlton (father) |
Was General Petraeus married?
Holly PetraeusDavid H. Petraeus / Spouse (m. 1974)
Can the president tell a general to pull out of Afghanistan?
If the president tells a general to pull out of Afghanistan, the general’s job is to do that as effectively as possible, not tell the elected civilian head of the military, “No.” Milley did that, even openly admitting it, and he should be fired for it — if not court-martialed and then sentenced.
Should generals be punished for 20 years of disinformation on Afghanistan?
For generals like David Petraeus and Lloyd Austin, there has been no punishment for 20 years of disinformation on Afghanistan and Iraq. Army Gen. David Petraeus is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on April 25, 2007.
Will Gen McChrystal be replaced in Afghanistan?
Afghan President Hamid Karzai had indicated he did not want Gen McChrystal replaced, describing him as the best commander in nine years of US military operations in Afghanistan. But a spokesman for Mr Karzai said on Wednesday: “We are looking forward to working with General Petraeus, a very experienced soldier who President Karzai knows well.”
How many American service members have been killed in Afghanistan?
Yet on Tuesday, he became one of the more than 2,300 American service members killed in Afghanistan. A Pentagon spokesman, Rear Adm. John F. Kirby, said that a suspected Afghan soldier shot up to 15 people, including an American general who was killed, at a military training academy in Kabul.