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Iraq Generals' Promotions Confirmed By Senate

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Notwithstanding months of partisan wrangling in Congress over the Iraq war, the Senate on Thursday handily confirmed Gen. David Pet...

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Petraeus Stars In McCain Fundraising Letter

The Huffington Post | Posted 06.07.2008 | Politics

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** UPDATE BELOW ** Jake Tapper at ABC News notes: On Monday, Memorial Day, Joint Chiefs Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen wrote an open letter to troops ...

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Clinton Closes Out Petraeus/Odierno Hearing With Key Withdrawal Questions

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics

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New York Senator and presidential aspirant Hillary Clinton closed out the first session of questioning with Generals David Petraeus and Ray Odierno. ...

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Petraeus On Pentagon's Propaganda Program: "Happy To" Participate

Huffington Post | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics

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As General David Petraeus testifies before the Senate today to be confirmed as the senior commander of US troops in the Middle East, the Senators shou...

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"King David" Petraeus And The Counterinsurgency

Washington Independent | Spencer Ackerman | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics

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While commanding the 101st Airborne Division during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, David H. Petraeus famously mused to journalist Rick Atkinson, "Tell me ...

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Petraeus Promotion Just One More Crony Replacing A Commander

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics

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There's little dot-connecting going on between Petraeus' promotion and the testimony he proffered less than a month ago.

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

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics

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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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Army Times Catches Another McCain Gaffe On Petraeus

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.22.2008 | Politics

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The Army Times highlight's John McCain's latest national security gaffe: Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain of Arizona may not have b...

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WaPo's Gerson Tangles Obama, McCain In False Narrative

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics

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Michael Gerson begins his latest piece for the Washington Post by saying, "It is a political error for a candidate to believe that voters who agree wi...

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Petraeus: I Will Never Hold Office In This Country

Huffington Post | Posted 04.18.2008 | Media

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General David Petraeus sat for another round of interviews in D.C. today following his second round of Capitol Hill hearings, and it's clear he doesn'...

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Pelosi Calls Out Petraeus For Parroting Bush Spin

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics

We noted yesterday the bizarre way that General Petraeus' testimony changed between his Tuesday appearance before the Senate committees and his Wednes...

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White House And Pentagon Agree That Iraqi Forces Remain Unprepared To Take Over Security Mission

The New York Times | THOM SHANKER and STEVEN LEE MYERS | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics

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As President Bush prepares to address the nation Thursday about the state of the Iraq War, The New York Times is reporting that the White House and Pe...

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WSJ Iraq Editorial Offers Readers The Most Clueless Graf Ever

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics

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This astounding paragraph from an editorial in yesterday's Wall Street Journal was read into the record of this afternoon's House committee hearings w...

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Crocker Continues To Conflate Sunni Resistance With al Qaeda

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics

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One of the problems at the root of the so-called "surge" is that it was sold as a means to bring about a broad reconciliation between warring factions...

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Petraeus Shifts Sharply On Basra, Aligns With White House Spin

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics

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Perhaps sensing that his testimony on Tuesday was undermining the official White House version of events in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus today offered a ...

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Joe Biden On Iraq: Staying Is "Killing Us"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.19.2008 | Politics

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Senator Joe Biden continued to press his argument against the administration's strategy on Iraq across the TV dial this morning. On the Today Show, h...

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General Petraeus: "We Haven't Turned Any Corners. We Haven't Seen Any Lights At The End Of The Tunnel"

Huffington Post | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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The top American Commander in Iraq told two separate Congressional committees Tuesday that the progress touted by the Bush Administration was "fragile...

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Quotes From Iraq Hearings

AP | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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Some quotes from lawmakers during Tuesday's Senate hearings on Iraq, which featured testimony from Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker: _...

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As Petraeus Testifies, Baghdad Teeters On Edge Of Erupting

McClatchy Newspapers | Leila Fadel | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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Army Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker were critical of Iran when they testified Tuesday before the Senate, barely giving credit for an ...

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Clinton, Obama Press On Withdrawal At Hearings

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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Democratic Presidential contenders Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama shelved their ongoing campaigns and participated in this morning's committee heari...

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Biden Flummoxes Crocker With God Question

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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Senator Joe Biden may not have impressed enough voters while he was out on the stump to sustain his campaign, but he truly finds his stride in the com...

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Crocker Vastly Overstates Progress On Iraq Benchmarks

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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Earlier this morning, Ambassador Ryan Crocker and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) took time out from the rigors of their Iraq War hearings to play a little...

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Pickett's Surge

Chip Collis | Posted 04.16.2008 | Home

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Petraeus says The Surge is so successful that US troops must remain in Iraq indefinitely. Combat deaths now near the numbers the Confederate Army lost at Gettysburg. Is Petraeus our Gen. Lee?

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Evan Bayh Cautions: Don't 'Take Marching Orders From Osama bin Laden'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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Soft-spoken Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) may have been the last questioner of this morning's hearings on Iraq, but he ended up being a highlight of the he...

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Petraeus Iraq Hearings Videos: David Petraeus, Ryan Crocker, John McCain And Carl Levin

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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***LAST UPDATED 4/9 11:44am*** ***Click Here For Updates On The Iraq Hearings*** --- General David Petraeus' Testimony Before House Members, Part 1...

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