‘You can’t drone your way out of a problem’: David Petraeus shares 5 key lessons from 15 years of fighting terrorism

• David Petraeus says the US can’t solve every conflict with drone strikes
• Fighting extremists takes a multi-pronged approach through military, diplomatic, and intelligence channels
• The US must lead the way in Afghanistan and the Middle East

Retired General David Petraeus shared lessons learned from over fifteen years of combatting terrorists and extremists in the Middle East and Afghanistan at a forum Wednesday.

The takeaway: even with all the US’s military’s capabilities, you can’t “drone strike your way out of a problem.”

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