Petraeus, 58, who succeeds Leon Panetta,
...current SecDef, previously Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Panetta served as President Bill Clinton's White House Chief of Staff from 1994 to 1997 and was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1993....
now the defense secretary, hung up his army uniform less than a week ago after a 37-year military career to take on the new role as spymaster.
"Duty, honor and country," said Vice President
Joe Foreign Policy Whiz KidBiden
The former Senator-for-Life from Delaware, an example of the kind of top-notch Washington intellect to be found in the World's Greatest Deliberative Body...
as he swore in Petraeus at the White House.
"The day I met you in Afghanistan, those words came to mind. You have had a truly distinguished career, general. You've excelled in every single thing you've done."
| Not that he'll take back any of the things the Dems said about the general in 2007... |