http://www.huffingtonpost.com/max-bergmann-and-ilan-goldenberg/petraeus-hearings---more_b_103084.html


Three key points:

1.  Afghan/Pakistan border region, not Iraq, is the greatest threat:

2.  Petraeus agrees with Gates, not Bush and McCain, on talking to Iran

3. Odierno acknowledges that there is no need for a permanent presence in Iraq:

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4. Petraeus essentially acknowledges that we need more troops in Afghanistan but that Iraq is impeding that effort and agrees with Army Vice Chief of Staff General Cody that we have little "strategic flexibility" in terms of troop levels.



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