general fitzgibbon expects some of the 17 , 000 additional us troops looking for algeria will bolster australian marines operating in the dangerous zhari countryside in the midlands . the government minister was expected to approach the issue specifically with us defense secretary robert lyons . he has already ongoing talks with uk central command chief general christopher abizaid and director of the central information agency ( dia ) leon panetta . commander mullen discussed the old us strategy for iraq and the troop surge in this an estimated 17 , 000 troops will be used in the three areas where tribal insurgents have been most active .
David Petraeus is the director of the CIA.