General David Petraeus on the New Rules of War
In a wide-ranging discussion on the current state of U.S. national security, former General and CIA Director David Petraeus warns of a global moment of military transformation driven by asymmetric warfare, drone proliferation, and strategic overreach. He emphasizes that the U.S. is unprep
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