"In life, it seems there are people who break things and people who fix them. This man Fixer", she said on the ABC special, "the 10 most interesting people of 2010." "Much depends on Gen. Petraeus and his combination of humanity and strength."
In June, Petraeus was appointed by President Obama to replace the former General Stanley McChrystal, the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Petraeus previously served as commander of the Multinational Force in Iraq in 2006, where he was seen as someone who was a wave of violence in the country and can do the same thing in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan - a country that has won every foreign army that has ever entered it - may be the ultimate test. After nine years of war, Afghans support the U.S. presence in their country has fallen, according to the latest ABC News / Washington Post poll. Since last year, Afghans have confidence that the U.S. and NATO forces can ensure security and stability in their area also decreased.
But Petraeus various general, the fight against all kinds of war. Counterinsurgency strategy is largely carried out by the author and Petraeus is now based on the idea that war can not be won with bullets alone, but instead through the hearts and minds of the local population. Man terrain is decisive terrain.
For Petraeus, it means to win the trust of local people, opening schools, training of farmers to new methods of helping companies grow, strengthening the government to provide basic services for citizens, and ultimately peace, to keep it from becoming a launching pad for terrorists.
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