Obama putting his reliance on Petraeus in Middle East

Obama recently intursted General Petraeus with the relay power to inform Obama of how things were being conducted in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Obama is intending to use information Petraeus provides to him when his time comes in December to address the nation on the progress being done in the Middle East. There is currently a secure video link between the presidential office and Petraeus' location in Iraq.
Petraeus states that American control over Iraq has expanded farther outside Kandahar, known as the Taliban Heartland.
Petraeus says the military force is still facing many problems as they move farther into the small villages sparsely located throughout the Afghanistan mountains.
Resistance is believed to be primarily coming from Al-Qaida extremists. Recently U.S. troops have implemented the use of  un-manned drones which has continually proved to be a valuable asset to the military. Many high-ranking Al-Qaida officials have been killed using these drones where in most cases sending in U.S. troops to kill these top officials would be costly.
So, as the advances continue deeper into the extremists territory, Obama will have to rely heavily on Petraeus for a continual update on American progress.

Political Firestorm over Quran Burning

Recently Rev. Terry Jones made accusations he would burn the Muslim Quran on September 11th in retaliation for the attacks on that day back in 2001.
He is the leader of his small Christian conjuration. This announcement has sparked major political outrage over his claim, spanning from the Pope all the way to General David Patraeus. Patraeus says that Jones' proposed plan could threaten the lives of many troops currently stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Retaliation from extremist could be dangerous and deadly to any troops. He is now 'rethinking' his claim and has sat down with a Muslim leader and are now discussing the relocation of the proposed mosque in New York City, near the site of the September 11th attacks back on 2001.
Talks are currently in session on the re-location and real-estate mogul Donald Trump as offered up to buy the property from the muslim owners and prevent the building of the mosque.
In my belief, the mosque should be moved to a different location because of its close proximity to the fallen  towers. The supporters of this mosque should be more considerate of the victims families who lost so much on the day and still have a tough time overcoming the issue.