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WASHINGTON — Gen. David Petraeus warned at a retirement ceremony Wednesday that the nation’s leaders should be careful not to cut the military’s budget too deeply.
A ceremony in Arlington, Va., celebrated Petraeus’ 37 years of military service and his leading of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2003, as he takes off his uniform and prepares to lead the CIA.
“I do believe we have relearned since 9/11 the timeless lesson that we don’t always get to fight the wars for which we are most prepared or most inclined,” said Petraeus, 58. “Given that reality, we will need to maintain the full-spectrum capability that we have developed over this last decade of conflict in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere.”
The Washington Post
