Gen Petraeus

Petraeus in 2003: "Tell Me How This Ends" -- and He Still Doesn't Know

Greg Mitchell | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics

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Greg Mitchell

What will end up being the most famous quote of the Iraq war? I have come to believe that it might be Gen. Petraeus' once-obscure 2003 remark: "Tell me how this ends."

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'Surge' Protectors: The Media's 2nd Greatest Failure

Greg Mitchell | Posted 04.07.2008 | Media

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Greg Mitchell

With Petraeus due to testify before Congress on Tuesday, it is worth pointing out that the media, just as in the run-up to the war, is complicit in the "surge" debacle.

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Gen. Petraeus and a High-Level Suicide in Iraq

Greg Mitchell | Posted 04.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Suicides, Warwire, Petraeus, Troops, David Petraeus, War, Gen. Petraeus, Iraq, Westhusing, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

The scourge of suicides among American troops in Iraq is a serious and seriously underreported problem.

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LA Debate: Hugs, Smiles, Laughs, Celebs, and a Defining Moment on Iraq

Arianna Huffington | Posted 01.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, The Surge, John McCain, Debate, Gen. Petraeus, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Los Angeles Debate, Barack Obama, Politics News
Arianna Huffington

The extended, sometimes contentious, exchange over Iraq was the most effective sequence for Obama, and the most important for the country -- bringing Iraq off the backburner and highlighting the significant differences not only between Obama and Clinton but also between the Democrats and the Republicans. Read More Bush and McCain's Displaced Ardor for War When it comes to the war in Iraq, the president and the leading GOP contender to replace him seem to be stuck in a time warp -- tossing out applause lines from years gone by and using rhetoric drawn from the Dark Ages of the Iraq debate. Read More

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