The Cult of David Petraeus

The rise and fall of an American hero.

BY J. DANA STUSTER | NOVEMBER 13, 2012

During his time as the commander of the Multinational Force-Iraq, Petraeus increasingly became the public face of the war in a way that previous generals overseeing the conflict had not. Here, he sits with President George W. Bush as he talks to reporters assembled in the Oval Office on April 23, 2007.

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J. Dana Stuster is a researcher at Foreign Policy.