General David H. Petraeus
Commander, Multi-National Force-Iraq
General David H. Petraeus was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be commander of the Multi-National Force-Iraq on January 26, 2007. He is responsible for overseeing all Coalition forces in Iraq and implementing President Bush’s new Iraqi strategy. The following is from General Petreaus’s September 10, 2007, testimony before a joint hearing of the House Armed Services and House Foreign Affairs Committees. At the outset, I would like tonote that this is my testimony. Although I have briefed my assessment andrecommendations to my chain of command, I wrote this testimony myself. It hasnot been cleared by, nor shared with, anyone…
