In Kabul, Gen. Petraeus, Ambassador Eikenberry stress unity
Posted in Celeb, News on July 3rd, 2010 by admin – Comments Off
Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan —
Ten days after his predecessor was fired over remarks that laid bare a dysfunctional civilian-military relationship, the new American commander in Afghanistan sought Saturday to put a unified face on the U.S.-led war effort.
U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, who arrived Friday to assume command of U.S. and Western forces here, made his public debut in Kabul at a Fourth of July weekend celebration at the U.S. Embassy.
He and U.S. Ambassador Karl Eikenberry, who presides over the world’s largest American diplomatic mission, used brief remarks there to drive home the message that they would heed President Obama’s stern order to put aside internal rivalries.
