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It wasn’t so long ago that the name of David Petraeus seeemed destined for a place alongside that of other brilliant generals of the late 20th and 21st centuries. Names like Norman Schwarzkopf and Colin Powell.
Petraeus made his mark at one of the lowest points in the U.S. war on Iraq. He commanded the 2007 troop surge, under orders from former President George W. Bush, and his efforts resulted in what probably was the turning point of the war. The move gave the U.S. military enough strength to put down the insurgency and stabilize the fledgling Iraqi government.
The leadership and foresight demonstrated by Petraeus in those days opened the door to high-profile career opportunities. The U.S. Senate voted 94-0 last year to confirm his appointment as director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Some people whispered – as they had in other years about Schwarzkopf and Powell – that the cool resolve and brilliance Petraeus displayed in a theater of war could pave the way to the White House, if he chose to pursue that goal.
Today, that career path looks more like scorched earth.
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