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The Education of General David Petraeus

The Secrets of Statecraft

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Do You Think the Chinese Leaders Are a Bit of a Skeptic?

You were director of the c i a in two thousand 11, two thousand an 12. And so you've looked into the minds of of these people, as it's possible to do. Do you think the chinese, for example, chairman g is is historically a hoping to avenge himself of 500 years of chinese humiliation? You know, we should be deeply concerned by remarks like that. We should be cognizant of it. I think our decision makers are actually keenly aware of it. It's quite instructive to read what again, any potential adversary a as publicly. They often reveal their inner thoughts.

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