Gen. Petraeus signals US priorities with Pakistan visit
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Gen. David Petraeus, newly tasked with responsibility for America's two wars, has arrived in Pakistan as part of his first international trip as head of the US Central Command.
Petraeus' trip signals Pakistan's crucial role in the fight against terrorism, particularly the escalating war in neighboring Afghanistan.
But it also comes amid tensions over suspected American missile strikes in Pakistan - a US ally threatened with financial ruin, torn by an Islamic insurgency and armed with nuclear weapons.
Petraeus, who took the new position on Friday after 20 months as the top US commander in Baghdad, was accompanied by US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher, the US Embassy confirmed late Sunday.
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