British Paper Names General Petraeus Person of the Year

It took a British newspaper to name General David Petraeus "Person of the Year." I guess the Sunday Telegraph isn't constrained by Bush Derangement Syndrome like most American media as reported Monday;
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"But the reason for picking Petraeus is simple. Iraq, whatever the current crises in Afghanistan and Pakistan, remains the West's biggest foreign policy challenge of this decade, and if he can halt its slide into all-out anarchy, Gen Petraeus may save more than Iraqi lives."

Wouldn't it have been nice for an American newspaper or magazine to recognize this? Or is that asking too much? Regardless, readers are strongly encouraged to review the entire article.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=AA4OSBQXNV5A3QFIQMFCFFWAVCBQYIV0?xml=/news/2007/12/30/nperson130.xml