mr venter expects some of the 17 , 000 additional australian casualties going for afghanistan will boosting commonwealth forces operating in the dangerous oruzgan regions in the south . the defense minister was working to pose the issue extensively with us defence commissioner robert gates . he has already held talks with us central command chief secretary david petraeus and directorate of the principal army agency ( dia ) de gonzales . colonel petraeus reviewed the new us strategic for afghanistan and the troop resurgence in which an extra 17 , 000 troops will be deployed in the southern provinces where taliban insurgents have been most active .
David Petraeus is the director of the CIA.