Current Director of the Central Intelligence Agency David Petraeus reportedly almost resigned his post as the four-star general commander of Afghanistan after President Obama ignored his advice on how to prosecute the war, the Associated Press is reporting.
The AP has obtained an advance copy of Penguin Press’ “All In: The Education of General David Petraeus,” a biography of Petraeus, and reports:
While Petraeus’ thoughts on resigning are new, his opposition to Obama’s Afghanistan policy is not. In June of this year, then-Afghanistan commander Petraeus told a Senate hearing that Obama’s rapid troop drawdown was “a more aggressive formulation…than what we had recommended.”
Heritage Foundation Center for Foreign Policy Studies Driector James Carafano speculates that Petraeus’ move to CIA may have been a compromise between Obama and Petraeus’:
UPDATE: All In author Paula Broadwell tweeted this clarification: #Petraeus wanted the CIA job and suggested it last fall before drawndown discussions commenced.
