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A Fifth Star for General Petraeus According to this op-ed that appeared in the WSJ, Petraeus should get a fifth star. I am not sure what I think of this idea.Here is the conclusion of the piece:
It has been more than half a century since a U.S. general was awarded a fifth star. David Petraeus's generalship has spanned 11 years, three presidents and seven Congresses. It is time to promote him to "General of the Army" and award him a fifth star. Our military deserves it, and he has certainly earned it.
If he wins the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, then yes.
A Fifth Star for General Petraeus According to this op-ed that appeared in the WSJ, Petraeus should get a fifth star. I am not sure what I think of this idea.Here is the conclusion of the piece:
It has been more than half a century since a U.S. general was awarded a fifth star. David Petraeus's generalship has spanned 11 years, three presidents and seven Congresses. It is time to promote him to "General of the Army" and award him a fifth star. Our military deserves it, and he has certainly earned it.
As he survived to 3 presidents and 7 Congresses, he certainly deserves a 5th star ...
“Rome” has decided to elevate Gen. John Allen at the rank of head of the Supreme Allied Commander Europe. Petraeus sounded much more Roman but Allen could be a key ... 8)
If he wins the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, then yes.
So, since he's won neither (and Afghanistan is now worse than it was 4 yrs ago), then no. We need a conventional warfare type General now.
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