Obama Sided With Gates Over Petraeus in Troop Decision

Senior White House officials wanted all of the 33,000 U.S. “surge” troops to withdraw from Afghanistan by next spring. Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Kabul, was adamant they stay until the end of 2012. - NationalJournal- Obama Sides With Gates Over Petraeus ... - Insiders Split Over Obama's New Strategy