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America is not in decline.

~David Petraeus

Topics: America Decline

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We can put a stake through the heart of Islamic State as an army. We can put a stake through the heart of its leaders. You can take away its territory. But you can't put a stake through the heart of the ideas, of the ideology, that sadly, tragically, still has some attraction for some small numbers in the Islamic faith.

~David Petraeus

Topics: Army Attraction Away Faith Heart Ideas Ideology Islamic Leaders Numbers Put Sadly Small Some Stake State Still Take Territory Through Tragically You

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I'm heartened that, for the first time, we're seeing some of the Internet Service Providers and the social media sites taking action against the Islamic State. That's the kind of initiative that can very, very much augment on an industrial scale what the government is trying to do.

~David Petraeus

Topics: Action Against First First Time Government Industrial Initiative Internet Islamic Kind Media Much Providers Scale Seeing Service Sites Social Social Media Some State Taking Time Trying Very

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We periodically note that there are no silver bullets, there are no magic formulas, there's no single action or component of the overall... comprehensive civil-military approach.

~David Petraeus

Topics: Action Approach Bullets Component Comprehensive Formulas Magic Note Overall Silver Single

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The Pakistani Army, the Frontier Corps, the Frontier Scouts and Police have carried out quite impressive counter-insurgency operations.

~David Petraeus

Topics: Army Carried Corps Frontier Impressive Operations Out Pakistani Police Quite Scouts

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You cannot deal with an industrial-strength extremist problem just with force of arms. You have to have that political component as well.

~David Petraeus

Topics: Arms Cannot Component Deal Extremist Force Just Political Problem Well You

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During the surge and in the years after the surge, Iraqi forces fought and died for their country at vastly higher numbers than did U.S. and coalition forces. We know that they can fight.

~David Petraeus

Topics: After Coalition Country Did Died Fight Forces Fought Higher Iraqi Know Numbers Surge Than Vastly Years

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Rumors of the American demise... have been greatly exaggerated.

~David Petraeus

Topics: American Been Demise Exaggerated Greatly Rumors

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Being in combat is not unending high-five moments.

~David Petraeus

Topics: Being Combat Moments Unending

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Ungoverned spaces in the Islamic world will be exploited by people who wish us ill. They will not be contained.

~David Petraeus

Topics: Contained Exploited Ill Islamic People Spaces Us Who Will Wish World

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Soldier

Born: November 7th, 1952

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