If you look at casualties, you find countries that had much higher loss rates per capita than the US. Denmark comes to… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
In Afghanistan you are not rebuilding, you are building. There is very limited infrastructure and extreme terrain, with deserts in the south… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
President Obama has said that our aspirations should be realistic. We are not going to turn one of the poorest countries in… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
Syria has allowed its soil to be transited by foreign fighters who have come from a variety of source countries in the… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
Let's remember that the reason we are there is that we have vital interests in Afghanistan, hugely important national interests, as do… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
If you don't want to have to kill or capture every bad guy in the country, you have to reintegrate those who… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
When you enlisted into the armed forces you swore to support and defend a Constitution that did not yet fully apply to… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
US forces have been increased [in Afghanistan ] from some 21,000 to about 31,000 over the past two years and a number… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
I think Putin wants to recreate as much of the Soviet Union as he can through a variety of different means. He's… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
Pakistan are very keen to carry out the operations themselves. And there's significant effort on the part of the US and other… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
There [in Afghanistan] is also a growing insurgency threat from al-Qaida, the Taliban and other extremist elements, some of which comes from the tribal… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
Over the last few years they have done a superb job in their fight against al-Qaida. As you may recall, our embassy in Jedda… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair. — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
Money can be a very important form of "ammunition," although we should never forget that when you're being shot at the most important ammunition… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
The president and I sat down in the Oval Office, and he expressed very clearly that what he wants from me is my best… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
Don't forget Yemen, where there are also extremist elements, as we saw recently. — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
If you look at casualties, you find countries that had much higher loss rates per capita than the US. Denmark comes to mind, the… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
Political progress will only take place if sufficient security exists. — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
Even the Interior Ministry in Riyadh was hit. Since then, the Saudis have employed a very intelligent and comprehensive approach to counter al-Qaida, including… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
In Afghanistan you are not rebuilding, you are building. There is very limited infrastructure and extreme terrain, with deserts in the south and mountains… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image