General Petraeus Quotes

Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and at Centcom, is probably the most decorated officer of his generation.

I suspect that with men like General Petraeus, where honor means something - losing your life is secondary to losing your honor.

Replacing General McChrystal with David Petraeus was a good first step, but more will be needed.

Thanks to General Petraeus, our leadership and the sacrifice of brave young Americans. To deny that their sacrifice didn't make possible the success of the surge in Iraq, I think does a great disservice...the progress has been immense.

General David Petraeus is an American patriot and hero.

Petraeus is the finest general I have ever worked for; Holly Petraeus is a great American hero.

What we achieved under General Petraeus up through 2011, and defeating this threat that we faced out there, I mean, once we decided to come out of there, we squandered an enormous opportunity that, frankly, the military did actually provide our nation and provided the Middle East.

A few months into my research, General Petraeus, who was then leading Central Command, invited me to go for a run with him and his team along the Potomac River during one of his visits to Washington. I figured I could interview him while we ran.