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Petraeus Picked to Lead Mideast Command

source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/04/23/ST2008042302829.html

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President Bush will nominate Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the commander of U.S. troops in Iraq, to become the next overall commander of American forces in the Middle East as part of a personnel shuffle to take place by early fall, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced today.

The changes became necessary when Adm. William J. "Fox" Fallon resigned unexpectedly last month as commander of the U.S. Central Command, which oversees U.S. military operations in the Middle East, including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In announcing that move, Gates cited public perceptions that Fallon was at odds with Bush administration policy on Iran.

The moves are subject to Senate confirmation, but Gates said he did not foresee any problems in the process.
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