David Petraeus

General David Petraeus Warns Of $10 Billion Per Year Afghan Security Cost

nytimes.com | MARK LANDLER | Posted 12.10.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON -- America's involvement in Afghanistan could stretch on for years and cost upward of $10 billion annually just to finance an adequate Afgh...

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Afghanistan: No Exit

Rory O'Connor | Posted 12.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hillary Clinton, Robert Gates, Afghanistan, James Jones, Barack Obama, David Petraeus, Afghanistan War, Politics News
Rory O'Connor

In my last post on President Obama's Afghan escalation speech I noted, "Anyone who believes (the troops) will leave in eighteen months is a fool." Now, let's recap the 'withdrawal' planned for eighteen months from now.

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Could Be a Late Night in Partystan

Rick Horowitz | Posted 12.09.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Obama and Afghanistan, Curfews, Karl Eikenberry, Pakistan, Deadlines, David Petraeus, Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden, Obama Administration, Afghanistan Policy, Troop Withdrawal, Robert Gates, Stanley McChrystal, Taliban, Hillary Clinton, Afghanistan, Zardari, Comedy News
Rick Horowitz

"Daddy, have you seen the car keys?" "On the table near the door -- you're going already?" "I'm late -- I told Marisa I'd pick her up on the way ...

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Sam Stein

Petraeus Not Asked About, Won't Address, Afghan Strategy At News Summit

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

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Bloomberg News scored a major opportunity when news broke Wednesday evening that (1) President Obama had scrapped four proposals for operations in Afg...

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Western Export of the Ballot Box Elixir is Pure Hubris

Simon Jenkins | Posted 10.23.2009 | World

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Ngo, Afghanistan, Nato, David Petraeus, 9/11, Afghans, Sweden, Barack Obama, Tora Bora, World News
Simon Jenkins

It is insufferable that Afghanistan, a miserable statelet, can reject liberal democracy despite the efforts of 70,000 NATO and NGO staff kicking their heels in Kabul's dust for eight years.

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War Fever at the Times: A Five-Day Log

David Bromwich | Posted 10.24.2009 | Media

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David Bromwich

Made nervous by signs that President Obama will not push for a bigger war in Afghanistan, the New York Times is showing what the rest of his time in office will be like if he does not cooperate.

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Petraeus Prostate Cancer Treated With Radiation

AP | PAULINE JELINEK and ANNE GEARAN | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in February an...

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Petraeus In 2012? Speculation In Washington That General Will Run

New York Times | ELISABETH BUMILLER | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics

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Gen. David H. Petraeus, the face of the Iraq troop surge and a favorite of former President George W. Bush, spoke up or was called upon by President O...

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Sam Stein

Petraeus: We Won't Repeat Russia's Mistakes In Afghanistan

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics

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General David Petraeus said on Thursday that the United States fully understands the long history of defeats foreign powers have suffered in the hills...

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My Testimony on 'Enhanced Interrogation Techniques'

Ali Faisal Al-Lami | Posted 11.29.2009 | World

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Ali Faisal Al-Lami

In 2008, I was kidnapped from Baghdad International Airport by American civilians with no known affiliation, and was blindfolded and taken to a facility where I was initially interrogated in a hostile way.

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Iraq in Afghanistan?

James Denselow | Posted 11.20.2009 | World

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James Denselow

Reports suggest that General Stanley McChrystal is going to call for a "surge on top of the surge," with the potential for thousands of additional US and NATO soldiers being deployed in Afghanistan.

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Iraqi Forces Assume Control Over Cities From US Troops (SLIDESHOW)

AP | KIM GAMEL and PATRICK QUINN | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD -- (AP) Iraqi forces assumed formal control of Baghdad and other cities Tuesday after American troops handed over security in urban areas in a...

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Pentagon Struggling To Explain Afghanistan Bombing Incident

AP | PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is delaying release of its investigation into air strikes last month that killed dozens of civilians in Afghanist...

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Petraeus: Afghan Violence Hit An All-Time High Last Week

AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 07.12.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — The violence that has surged for two years in Afghanistan reached a new high last week, and more difficulty lies ahead, the command...

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Jason Linkins

Obama Mideast Trip Exposes The Secret Muslimness Of Brian Williams (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.04.2009 | Media

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Sweet Golly Goshens but does Matt Drudge have the scooplet of the century! He's got a picture of NBC Nightly News anchorman Brian Williams -- who was...

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Commencement Speakers Earn Big Fees

The Big Money | Amy Tennery | Posted 07.02.2009 | Business

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So, it's college commencement season--the time when hapless parents and siblings sit patiently through three-hour graduation ceremonies. For them, the...

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Petraeus Made Secret Visit To Pakistan

Dawn.com | Baqir Sajjad Syed | Posted 06.30.2009 | Politics

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US Central Command chief Gen David Petraeus paid a secret visit to Islamabad on Tuesday to allay Pakistan's concerns that the military build-up in Afg...

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Gen. Petraeus: US Violated Geneva Convention

Crooks And Liars | Posted 06.29.2009 | World

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Gen. Petraeus joined FOX News and Martha MacCallum today and gave a blockbuster interview, but not one Fox expected. Once again, he called for the res...

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Sam Stein

Petraeus Endorses Obama's Plans To Close GITMO, End Torture

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

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General David Petraeus said this past weekend that President Obama's decision to close down Gitmo and end harsh interrogation techniques would benefit...

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US Drone Strikes and Civilian Casualties in Pakistan: "It's Not Moral"

Carne Ross | Posted 06.15.2009 | World

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Carne Ross

There are no journalists in Waziristan or the other areas of western Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, so there are therefore no authoritative reports from the ground on the effects of these strikes.

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What Does Obama's Afghan Command Change Mean?

William Bradley | Posted 06.13.2009 | World

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William Bradley

The move from McKiernan to McChrystal also seems to signify an end to nation-building fantasies in Afghanistan.

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Betting on Petraeus

James Denselow | Posted 06.12.2009 | World

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James Denselow

The decision to replace a Bush appointee marks the first time a civilian has fired a wartime commander since President Harry Truman ousted General Douglas MacArthur.

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Petraeus: al-Qaida not operating in Afghanistan (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 06.10.2009 | World

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(AP) WASHINGTON — The chief of the U.S. Central Command says al-Qaida no longer is operating in Afghanistan. But Gen. David Petraeus (peh-TRAY'-...

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Time to Call Off the Predators?

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 06.08.2009 | World

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Hoyt Hilsman

No single issue that has fueled the flames of anti-Americanism in Pakistan more than the bombings of their country by our Predator drones.

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Pakistani Taliban Scoffs At US Strategy But Admits Drones' Effectiveness

New York Times | Posted 06.05.2009 | World

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President Obama is pouring more than 20,000 new troops into Afghanistan this year for a fighting season that the United States military has called a ...

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