VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-20
“No. What we should do is scrap the armored battalions and replace them with a drone battalion.”
David Petraeus · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
David Petraeus argued for replacing armored battalions with drone battalions.
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