Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin , D-Michigan , told CNN that he hopes to hold confirmation hearings for Petraeus as early as next week . President taps General David Petraeus to replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal in Afghanistan . He was the architect of the ` ` surge '' of American forces in Iraq . He recently said the trajectory in Afghanistan ` ` has generally been upward '' He oversaw the development of the Navy / Marine Corps Joint Field Manual .
President taps General David Petraeus to replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal in Afghanistan . He was the architect of the ` ` surge '' of American forces in Iraq . He recently said the trajectory in Afghanistan ` ` has generally been upward '' He oversaw the development of the Navy / Marine Corps Joint Field Manual .