Confirmation hearings tomorrow for Gen. Petraeus and Gen. Odierno will allow us an opportunity to focus on Iraq as well as how the war broadly impacts other critical national security questions: Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia and the strain on the military.
In previous hearings, when he was leading our forces in Iraq, General Petraeus deferred on these questions, stating that the topics were outside of his purview. But now that he is being nominated for CENTCOM Commander - and will likely...
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