Petraeus to hand U.S. Iraq command on Sept 16

Baghdad - U.S. General David Petraeus, credited with helping staunch violence in Iraq, will hand over command of U.S. forces there to Lieutenant-General Raymond Odierno on September 16, a military spokesman said on Sunday.

Petraeus will relinquish command of the approximately 146,000 U.S. troops in Iraq after 19 months on the job to become head of Central Command, the U.S. military headquarters responsible for a vast region from Kenya to Kazakhstan.

['credited with helping'. Petraeus' success, given the horrific state when he started and its resounding {if unfinished} success, his achievement will quickly be added to the annals of history as one of the most incredible turnarounds of all time.

Reuters]

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