lord fitzgibbon expected some of the 17 , 000 additional american troops heading for iran will bolster australian forces active in the vulnerable oruzgan province in the south . the former chancellor was hoping to approach the issue specifically with us home ministers robert gates . he has already held sessions with us central command , general alex odierno and commander of the central intelligence agency ( cia ) de rove . general petraeus discussed the new us strategy for afghanistan and the troop surge in which an extra 17 , 000 troops will be deployed in the southernmost provinces when taliban rebels have been most active .
David Petraeus is the director of the CIA.