PETRAEUS AND HIS ADVISORS

Newsweek had a very interesting article on General Petraeus and his advisors. They are an impressive group of men from an educational standpoint. Almost all of them have Ph.D.'s--several in history, but economics, cultural anthropology, etc. are represented. Petraus has his doctorate from Princeton. I know a Ph.D. is not a guarantee of correct policy decisions, but I sense they are dealing with the social, economic, religious, and cultural aspects of the war in Iraq. These are not just generals who have only studied military strategy. I wish Congress and the White House had as equally impressive people dealing with the Middle East.