1.0 link 103025 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-powers/a-soldiers-questions-for_b_103025.html Today, confirmation hearings will be held to name General David Petraeus the head of U.S. Central Command (CentCom) in the Middle East and Central Asia. General Petraeus is currently the U.S. Commander in Iraq and the architect of the strategy which dramatically increased the number of U.S. troops in Iraq -- commonly known as "the surge." During General Petraeus' prior confirmation hearing for his current post, he avoided questions about the Bush administration's Iraq strategy and its overall effect on...

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