If General Petraeus' report is anything less than a glowing success story of the surge and all the good things happening in Iraq then he will simply be replaced. Such is the way our president "listens to the generals".
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There's nothing new under the sun. This is essentially what happened in Vietnam when old "Strange" MacNamara started emphasizing body-counts - they were the proof that we were winning - therefore, we got body-counts.
After all, one of the things that helps you get to your star, or the next one, is to make sure your boss is happy with you and the situation.
