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Barack Obama and then-top U.S. military commander in Iraq David Petraeus take a helicopter ride over Baghdad's Shiite enclave of Sadr City, Iraq, on July 21, 2008.

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Gen. David Petraeus, then-top U.S. commander in Iraq, talks to players during a youth soccer tournament in central Baghdad, Iraq, on March 1, 2008.

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Holly Knowlton Petraeus holds the family bible as her husband, David Petraeus, is sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden as CIA Director in Washington on Sept. 6, 2011.

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Gen. David Petraeus jokes with an Iraqi man over a cup of chai tea at a small cafe near the Al Saray book market on June 14, 2007.

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Gen. Petraeus kisses his wife Holly during an armed forces farewell tribute and retirement ceremony on Aug. 31, 2011, in Arlington, Va.

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United States Army Lt. Gen. David Petraeus pauses before speaking during a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Oct. 8, 2004.

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Former top American commander in Afghanistan, Gen. David Petraeus, tours the grounds of the U.S. run Parwan detention facility north of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 27, 2010.

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U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, former commander of the Multinational Force in Iraq, speaks after briefing lawmakers on Capitol Hill April 25, 2007, in Washington.

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Gen. David Petraeus salutes during a changing of command ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 18, 2011.

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President Barack Obama, accompanied by Gen. David Petraeus, announces that Petraeus would replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal as U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan on June 23, 2010.

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Gen. David Petraeus stands with his wife Holly before the NFL Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa on Feb. 1, 2009.

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Former commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, Gen. David Petraeus, tours a garden plot area on the grounds of the U.S. run Parwan detention facility in Bagram, Afghanistan, on Sept. 27, 2010.

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Former U.S. Commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, talks with Iraqi Assal Jassim during his visit at the village of Jadihah northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, on Oct. 11, 2007.

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Hillary Clinton talks with Gen. David Petraeus on Capitol Hill on Jan. 23, 2007.

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Gen. David Petraeus speaks during a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq on March 8, 2007.

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