Petraeus pays surprise visit to Lebanon

General David Petraeus, the top US military commander in Iraq and soon to be the head of the United States central command, paid a surprise visit to Lebanon on Wednesday to meet with the country's leaders. The visit was unannounced. The American commander, whose visit was unannounced, met with President Michel Suleiman, himself a former army chief, and the two discussed U.S. assistance to the