Gen David Petraeus & Australian ‘Diggers’

First, who are Australian ‘Diggers’? Briefly, the words ‘mateship’ and ‘diggers’ are interchangeable in Australia. See here… To his delight the US army chief in Iraq, General David Petraeus, found them to be different and has a special word of praise for them.

The Australian has a story under the heading ‘Give me more Aussies, pleads general’. The report says: “David Petraeus would like more Australians to work alongside him as he assumes overall command of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars next month.

” ‘We are privileged to have them with us,’ he said. ‘They have initiative. They have a great work ethic and they have a wonderful sense of humour. They don’t hesitate to offer a view, even when not solicited…” More here…

Here is another story from Iraq in The Australian…

And here are my earlier posts on General David Petraeus…