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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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The Senators Grill Petraeus; My Brother Messages Me From Iraq

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 04.17.2008 | Home

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Kelly Nuxoll

As the Senate hearing on Iraq was winding down, I received an IM from my brother Sam, a soldier in Iraq. He's asking the same thing as the senators: "What are we doing here?"

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Jason Linkins

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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Petraeus Says No New Buildup for Iraq

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — America's war commander in Iraq told Congress Wednesday he is unlikely to endorse any fresh buildup of troops even if security in t...

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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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Jason Linkins

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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Protester Disrupts Petraeus Hearings: Watch Video

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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Congress got about an hour into their tete-a-tete with General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker before the fragile peace was punctuated by a...

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Pentagon Tries To Cool Talk On David Petraeus As Top NATO Commander

Reuters | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The Pentagon sought on Tuesday to cool talk about future assignments for Army Gen. David Petraeus, the U.S. commander in Iraq, following reports he wa...

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Military Families: Bush/Petraeus "Drawdown" Is Pure Politics

Newsweek | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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In endorsing Gen. David Petraeus's recommendations on Iraq, President George W. Bush said Thursday night that at least 21,500 U.S. combat forces, plus...

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