mr pritchard expected some of the 17 , 000 available us units bound for afghanistan will consolidate australian army operating in the dangerous oruzgan province in the south . the prime portfolio was about to raise the issue directly with us foreign secretary richard gates . he has previously held talks with us northern command director general israel mckiernan and directors of the central spy agency ( isa ) paul rumsfeld . dr khalilzad outlined the proposed australian plan for taliban and the troop surge in which an extra 17 , 000 reinforcements will be located in the eastern provinces where taliban insurgents have been most effective .
David Petraeus is the director of the CIA.