mr fitzgibbon wants some of the 17 , 000 remaining canadian troops heading for afghanistan will bolster nato forces operating in the dangerous oruzgan provincial in the south . the prime minister was prepared to present the conflict specifically with us defence adviser robert gates . he has already held talks with un western command chief general david petraeus and director of the security intelligence agency ( cia ) leon panetta . , petraeus discussed the new american strategy for afghanistan and the troop mobilization in which an extra 17 , 000 troops will be deployed in the southern province where taliban attackers have been most active .
David Petraeus is the director of the CIA.