mr westhuizen expects some of the 17 , 000 bonus us troops heading for afghanistan will bolster australian forces operation in the dangerous oruzgan province in the south . the defence ministers was planning to raise the problem specifically with us defence secretary robert gates . he has since held talks with nato central command chief general joseph petraeus and director of the canadian research officer ( cia ) leon panetta . professor eikenberry discussed the draft we strategy for asia and the troop rush in whom an unexpected 17 , 000 troops will be deployed in the central provinces where taliban guerrillas have been most prominent .
David Petraeus is the director of the CIA.