Washington - led by retired Gen. David Petraeus, right, director of the US Central Intelligence Agency on Tuesday to take over the job in time is not clear where the dividing line between the CIA and the military is increasingly in the fight against Islamic militancy.
The Petraeus, who included in his military career over 37 years to become the brightest star of the US military was sworn in at a ceremony at the White House in the presence of Vice President Joe Biden.
The president chose Barack Obama, Petraeus, the Central Intelligence Agency as part of a major adjustment in his national security team, which included the transfer of Leon Panetta of the CIA to take over as Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to succeed after his retirement.
Petraeus is credited for his role in changing the course of the war in Iraq and in the activation of Obama's new strategy in Afghanistan, which aims to reduce the power of the Taliban and lay the groundwork for a gradual withdrawal of US troops.
The Petraeus and the administration and the CIA less than a week of the tenth anniversary of the attacks atheist th of September on New York and Washington, which led the US to a long-term battle against al Qaeda and its allies.
And Petraeus (58 years), who was wearing a civilian suit on his first day as director of the CIA is at the top of the chain of command among a group of US intelligence services.
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