Political Quotes

“I think our American military will be studying the Petraeus tactics and strategy that he implemented in Iraq and Afghanistan for generations to come. In January of 2007 when the surge was announced, I had had the pleasure of being over in Iraq in April, but I remember a letter issued by General Petraeus to all those under his command and it was basically entitled ``Hard is not Hopeless.'' He explained in great detail in the letter how we would move forward as a nation, that it would be difficult, it would be hard, but not hopeless. I have seen the inspiration he provides to our men and women in uniform, and I cannot tell you how much this country owes General Petraeus and his family. He has been deployed almost continuously since 2001, but what he was able to accomplish in Iraq with the help of those under his command, he will be the first to say, they deserve the credit. And now Afghanistan. He came into Afghanistan under very difficult circumstances, losing a commander in the field. The progress in the last year has been stunning. The Taliban in the south has been knocked down hard. There is a 90,000 increase in the Afghan national security forces. We have a new training program to train Afghan security forces, and I think it will pay great dividends. To the President, you have chosen wisely in picking David Petraeus to be the Director of the CIA. I am confident Director Petraeus will do as good a job for the country as General Petraeus, and that is saying a lot.…”