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Petraeus Talks War At Vanderbilt

The Vanderbilt Hustler | Posted 05.25.2011

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The first question Professor Michael Newton asked Gen. David H. Petraeus concerned what makes a good leader. Petraeus said big ideas -- the focal poin...

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Petraeus Hearings --- More Obama than McCain?

Max Bergmann and Ilan Goldenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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As the ranking member of the Armed Services Committee, you'd think John McCain would show up. But instead he is in California campaigning and fundraising.

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David Petraeus, Central Command Chief: General Tapped For New Position

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 05.25.2011

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*** UPDATES BELOW *** The Associated Press is reporting that Gen. David Petraeus has been nominated as the next Chief of Cental Command for the Unite...

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The Senators Grill Petraeus; My Brother Messages Me From Iraq

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 05.25.2011

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As the Senate hearing on Iraq was winding down, I received an IM from my brother Sam, a soldier in Iraq. He's asking the same thing as the senators: "What are we doing here?"

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Obama Holds First Committee Meeting Before Petraeus Hearing

Political Radar | Byron Wolf | Posted 05.25.2011

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Everyone is billing the David Petraeus/Ryan Crocker hearings tomorrow as the foreign policy tryout to the American people. But Sen. Barack Obama, D-Il...

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Wall Street Journal Pregames Petraeus, Discounts Dissent

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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On one level, it is fortunate that the Wall Street Journal, a day before General David Petraeus arrives on Capitol Hill to re-engage his attempts to s...

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Clinton Praises Gen. Petraeus

NY Times | Patrick Healy | Posted 05.25.2011

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As critical as she is about the Bush administration's conduct of the Iraq war, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton gave a relatively rare shout-out to the ...

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David Petraeus: Iraqis Not Making "Sufficient Progress"

Washington Post | Cameron Barr | Posted 05.25.2011

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With a Senate appearance looming to explain the success of President Bush's surge in Iraq, Gen. David Petreaus has offered his starkest commentary yet...

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Petraeus: I Need Another Six Months To Determine Whether "We've Reached A Turning Point"

Thinkprogress.org | Amanda | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the past few months, conservatives such as Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) have been quick to declare victory in Iraq. In Novembe...

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General Petreaus Considered For Top NATO Pose

Financial Times | Michael R. Gordon and Eric Schmitt | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Pentagon is considering General David H. Petraeus for the top NATO command later this year, a move that would give the general, the top American c...

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New Iraq Approach Acknowedges Benchmarks Unmet

Washington Post | Karen DeYoung and Thomas Ricks | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the year since President Bush announced he was changing course in Iraq with a troop "surge" and a new strategy, U.S. military and diplomatic offici...

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Bush: We Could "Easily" Be In Iraq For Another 10 Years

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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U.S. President George W. Bush said on Friday the United States would have a long-term presence in Iraq that could "easily" last a decade, but that it ...

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Iraq Progress Remains 'Fragile:' Petraeus

AFP | Posted 05.25.2011

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US commander General David Petraeus Sunday hailed "fragile" progress towards damping down sectarian bloodshed in Iraq but cautioned against a faster w...

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Petraeus Statistics Analyzed: "Apparent Contradictions Are Relatively Easy To Find"

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Sept. 1, the bullet-riddled bodies of four Iraqi men were found on a Baghdad street. Two days later, a single dead man, with one bullet in his head...

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Military Families: Bush/Petraeus "Drawdown" Is Pure Politics

Newsweek | Posted 05.25.2011

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In endorsing Gen. David Petraeus's recommendations on Iraq, President George W. Bush said Thursday night that at least 21,500 U.S. combat forces, plus...

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Bush Chief Of Staff: Petraeus Is "Not The Decider"

PBS | Posted 05.25.2011

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Leadership in Iraq JIM LEHRER: Mr. Bolten, how did we get into a situation where one general named Petraeus has suddenly become the master whatever, ...

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