mr ouellet expects some of the 17 , 000 remaining eu troops going for afghanistan will undermine australian forces operating in the lethal oruzgan province in the southwest . the defence minister was planning to raise the objection specifically with us defence secretary robert gates . he has already hosted talks with usaf central army commandant general david petraeus and commandant of the central intelligence officer ( cia ) leon gonzales . general counterinsurgency discussed the new uk scenario for afghanistan and the troop surge in which an extra 17 , 000 troops will be located in the southern towns wherein taliban forces have been most active .
David Petraeus is the director of the CIA.