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supporters inside and outside the white house. one of the great generals is david petraeus. he made headlines when his report to congress created a firestorm. despite critics, the counter insurgency battle plan he developed proved successful. today, after the dramatic white house firing of stanley mcchrystal, general petraeus is back in the news and has been hand picked by the president to finish the war in afghanistan and people are, once again, asking just who is this man behind the ...

Solid people. all american family. >> living in an all-american town. a football town. but dave petraeus wasnt built like a linebacker. >> right through that 16 or 17 dave was not tall at all. he probably was 53", 54" at the most. >> people think the little man syndrome as they call it. never displayed anything like that. he was just a very decent gentleman. >> he was strong and he was pretty quick but he didnt have any napoleonic complex. far from it. >> soccer was new to the united states at t...

successful. after the firing of mcchrystal petraeus is back in the news. he has been hand picked by the president to finish the war in afghanistan and people are once again asking, just who is this man behind the four stars? >> 1952 i love lucy, dragnet and the jack benny show ruled the airwaves. only 66 percent of american households had telephones and a large pizza cost $0.75. born in november of that year david petraeus grew up on had you had on picturesque village 60 miles north of...

developed proved successful. today, after the dramatic white house firing of stanley mcchrystal, general petraeus is back in the news and has been hand picked by the president to finish the war in afghanistan and people are, once again, asking just who is this man behind the four stars? 1952. i love lucy. dragnet and the jack benny show ruled the air waves. only 66% of american house holds had telephones and a large pizza cost 75 cents. born in november of that year, david petraeus gre...

developed proved successful. today, after the dramatic white house firing of stanley mcchrystal, general petraeus is back in the news and has been hand picked by the president to finish the war in afghanistan and people are, once again, asking just who is this man behind the four stars? 1952. i love lucy. dragnet and the jack benny show ruled the air waves. only 66% of american house holds had telephones and a large pizza cost 75 cents. born in november of that year, david petraeus gre...

Perfect balance for his dad who was stern and seemed kind of rigid. >> at cornwall central high school, dave petraeus made good grades a top priority. >> he was one of the national merit scholarship winners. very intelligent and articulate. >> dave was not interested in getting girls phone numbers or trying to get girls to dance with him at the high school dances. dave was focused on doing his best in school in every way. for personal satisfaction as well as for the academic achievement and to k...

Perfect balance for his dad who was stern and seemed kind of rigid. >> at cornwall central high school, dave petraeus made good grades a top priority. >> he was one of the national merit scholarship winners. very intelligent and articulate. >> dave was not interested in getting girls phone numbers or trying to get girls to dance with him at the high school dances. dave was focused on doing his best in school in every way. for personal satisfaction as well as for the academic achievement and to k...

developed proved successful. today, after the dramatic white house firing of stanley mcchrystal, general petraeus is back in the news and has been hand picked by the president to finish the war in afghanistan and people are, once again, asking just who is this man behind the four stars? 1952. i love lucy. dragnet and the jack benny show ruled the air waves. only 66% of american house holds had telephones and a large pizza cost 75 cents. born in november of that year, david petraeus gre...

developed proved successful. today, after the dramatic white house firing of stanley mcchrystal, general petraeus is back in the news and has been hand picked by the president to finish the war in afghanistan and people are, once again, asking just who is this man behind the four stars? 1952. i love lucy. dragnet and the jack benny show ruled the air waves. only 66% of american house holds had telephones and a large pizza cost 75 cents. born in november of that year, david petraeus gre...

developed proved successful. today, after the dramatic white house firing of stanley mcchrystal, general petraeus is back in the news and has been hand picked by the president to finish the war in afghanistan and people are, once again, asking just who is this man behind the four stars? 1952. i love lucy. dragnet and the jack benny show ruled the air waves. only 66% of american house holds had telephones and a large pizza cost 75 cents. born in november of that year, david petraeus gre...