Jenderal David Petraeus, seorang veteran dari kunjungan-kunjungan dua kali ke Irak dan pakar kontra-pemberontakan, mengambil alih tugas dari Jenderal George Casey dalam satu upacara di satu pangkalan AS di dekat bandara Baghdad.
General David Petraeus, a veteran of two Iraq tours and a counter-insurgency expert, took over from General George Casey during a ceremony at a U.S. base near Baghdad's airport.