Report: Gen. Petraeus is 'Master of Spin'

A day after Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal was removed as America’s top military commander in Aghanistan due to damaging statements made by him and his staff to Rolling Stone, some in the media have noted that McChrystal’s replacement, Gen. David Petraeus, won’t make the same mistakes.

In The Daily Beast, Ellen Knickmeyer calls Petraeus a “master of spin,” and notes his PR savvy:

He may not be gregarious but Petraeus wields a bony and ascetic charm which he combines with practical intelligence.

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