lord fitzgibbon thinks some of the 17 , 000 additional us troops heading for australia will revive allied forces operational in the lethal oruzgan range in the south . the defence portfolio was aiming to bring the issue specifically with us defence secretary roger gates . he has already held talks with us central intelligence chief general israel petraeus and director of the canadian statistical organization ( cis ) leon panetta . general petraeus discussed the new american strategy for afghanistan and the troop wave in how an extra 17 , 000 reinforcements will be deployed in the southern provinces where taliban insurgents have been most active .
David Petraeus is the director of the CIA.