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General Petraeus: Lowering Expectations His Key to Success

America’s favorite general emerged from Iraq a hero by lowering expectations. Matthew Yglesias on why that tack just might work in Afghanistan.

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General David Petraeus (Mahmoud Raouf Mahmoud / Reuters)
Matthew Yglesias

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