David Petraeus on a World at War

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🗓️ 17 October 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Renewed conflict in the Middle East and Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine have left policymakers scrambling. Retired U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus joins FP Live to discuss America’s role and what he expects to happen next. In a 37-year career in the military, Petraeus led missions in Iraq and Afghanistan before becoming CIA director from 2011 to 2012. He is also a co-author of Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare From 1945 to Ukraine. Suggested reading: David Petraeus: Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare From 1945 to Ukraine David Petraeus and Frederick W. Kagan: Ukraine’s counteroffensive might yet surprise critics Robbie Gramer: How Congressional Chaos Hampers U.S. Aid to Israel, Ukraine Ian S. Lustick: Vengeance Is Not a Policy For other podcasts, check out: https://www.goalhangerpodcasts.com/disorder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.6	Hi, I'm Ravi Agrawal, Foreign Policies Editor-in-Chief. This is FP Live.
0:40.2	Welcome to the show. The world is at war. U.S. President Joe Biden is visiting Israel this week
0:47.8	to show support in the aftermath of the deadliest attack in that country's history.
0:53.8	Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting China,
0:58.1	where he is likely to ask for more economic support
1:01.2	as he continues his war in Ukraine.
1:04.7	And amid both of these wars, a major complicating factor on another continent,
1:10.3	in Washington, D.C., where as of this
1:12.8	taping on Tuesday, October 17, America has now gone two weeks without a speaker in the house,
1:19.2	and there could be all sorts of global ripple effects from that.
1:25.3	Now, my guest today is just the person to speak with on all of this.
1:30.0	In a storied 37-year career in the army, David Petraeus rose up to command wartime
1:36.3	U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
1:39.3	After his retirement, he won a 940 confirmation vote in the Senate to become the director of the CIA. He has a new
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