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Gen. David Petraeus Visits Seattle

Jul- 9-2009 » Filed Under: 5/2 SBCT

Gen. David Petraeus, CENTCOM commander, recently visited Seattle to discuss the situations in Iraq and Afghanistan. His address was covered by the Seattle Times, and includes a five-minute video segment as well. Once again he specifically mentioned the deployment of the 5/2 SBCT to Afghanistan as being crucial to the renewed efforts there.

Speaking before the Seattle World Affairs Council, the head of the U.S. Central Command said this summer's military campaign in Afghanistan will focus on the 10 percent of provinces that are the source of about 70 percent of a sharp escalation in violence. [...]

In Afghanistan, Petraeus is trying to turn around a faltering U.S. military effort with an infusion of new troops, including more than 3,800 soldiers from a Fort Lewis-based Stryker Brigade who are now en route there.

Petraeus said the armored Stryker vehicles performed well in Iraq and that commanders were keen to have them in Afghanistan. He expected they would be deployed in Kandahar province — a major focal point of Taliban violence — as well as in some surrounding areas.


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