Transcript: PETRAEUS-ODIERNO TEAM NOMINATED TO LEAD IN CENTCOM, IRAQ

INDSTRY GROUP 91
Regulatory Intelligence Data
04-23-2008
WASHINGTON, April 23, 2008 - The White House will nominate Army Gen. David
H. Petraeus, currently commander of Multinational Force Iraq, to be the
next U.S. Central Command commander, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates
announced today. "I recommended him to the president because I am absolutely
confident he is the best man for the job," Gates told reporters. He cited
Petraeus' in- depth understanding of the situation in Iraq as well as counterinsurgency
operations, and the successes seen in Iraq under his leadership. "The kinds
of conflicts we are dealing with not just in Iraq, but in Afghanistan and
some of the challenges that we face ...

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