IPS News journalist Gareth Porter discusses the glaring deficiencies in David Petraeus’ professional career; why history will remember Petraeus as the first general to wage a full scale PR campaign on the media and public opinion; Gareth’s upcoming series of Petraeus articles at Truthout; how Petraeus abandoned his own COIN doctrine in Afghanistan; and the Taliban’s success at infiltrating US-supported security services.
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