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- Afghanistan war - CIA - David Petraeus - Iraq war - US military - USA


Régis Le Sommier, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Paris Match

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François Picard interviews Régis Le Sommier, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the French weekly magazine Paris Match. They discuss David Petraeus’ wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and how General Petraeus was instrumental in rethinking US military strategy.

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