dr mccrea expected some of the 17 , 000 additional foreign troops heading for vietnam will weaken australian authorities operating in the risky oruzgan province in the south . the army minister was intending to approach the issue specifically with our prime adviser robert gate . he has even ongoing talks with us central commission chief general arthur petraeus and commander of the central intelligence agency ( cia ) leon leon . general petraeus suggested the newest us strategy for afghanistan and the troop surge in which an extra 17 , 000 warriors will be deployed in the southern towns where warlord insurgents have been most active .
David Petraeus is the director of the CIA.