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Petraeus: War against ISIS an ‘ultra-marathon’

By Jamie McIntyre

Published June 13, 2016 5:36pm ET

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Petraeus: War against ISIS an ‘ultra-marathon’ — —œIt is a struggle for the heart of the Muslim world. We should recognize this is for more of a clash within a civilization, the Islamic world, than it is a clash between civilizations,—£ David Petraeus said. (AP Photo)

The former top U.S. commander in Iraq and Afghanistan says the fight against Islamic extremism is a generational struggle that will take decades to win.

“This is going to be a task of a generation. We used to say this is a marathon not a sprint about endeavors in Iraq and Afghanistan. It’s more than that. This is an ultra-marathon,” retired Gen. Davis Petraeus told a conference in Washington sponsored by the U.S. Global leadership Coalition.

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