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In counterinsurgency operations, the human terrain is the decisive terrain.
— David Petraeus
Tags: decisive, operations, human

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Being in combat is not unending high-five moments.
— David Petraeus
Tags: combat, moments, being
We can put a stake through the heart of Islamic State as an army. We can put a stake through the heart of its leaders. You can take away its territory. But you can't put a stake through the heart of the ideas, of the ideology, that sadly, tragically, still has some attraction for some small numbers in the Islamic faith.
— David Petraeus
Tags: army, you, heart, faith
Iraq does have many, many different tensions.
— David Petraeus
Tags: iraq, does, many, different
The central problem in Syria is that Sunni Arabs will not be willing partners against the Islamic State unless we commit to protect them and the broader Syrian population against all enemies, not just ISIS.
— David Petraeus
Tags: just, problem, will, enemies
When I was commander of Central Command, obviously we were very concerned about the developments in Yemen, the developments in Somalia and elsewhere, in Africa and so forth. But the al Qaeda senior leadership is under unprecedented pressure.
— David Petraeus
Tags: about, africa, pressure, leadership
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