Who Will Be Person of the Year?

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General David Petraeus

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Pro: Brought a measure of understated competence to the war in Iraq.

Con: His coolness in Congressional testimony led to grumbling that he's excessively protective of the President, while it could be too late for competence to have a long term impact on Iraq.

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