For the sake of discussion lets agree that Petraeus screwed up in spectacular fashion that only a politician can get away with. This way we can skip the periphery and get to the heart of the issue.
Lets instead go to his interview on Iraq / ISIS, 2015, and how we got where we are.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...oblem-in-iraq/
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What has happened in Iraq is a tragedy — for the Iraqi people, for the region and for the entire world. It is tragic foremost because it didn't have to turn out this way. The hard-earned progress of the Surge was sustained for over three years. What transpired after that, starting in late 2011, came about as a result of mistakes and misjudgments whose consequences were predictable. And there is plenty of blame to go around for that.
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Read the whole thing - halfway through myself but off to the daily grind - looks like a Joe Friday type piece.