General David Petreaus

More Iraq Withdrawals Soon, Says Petraeus

Upi.com | Posted 02.09.2009 | World


WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Gen. David Petreaus, head of the Central Command of the U.S. Army, says there soon could be further reduction of American ...

Petraeus Successor Odierno Faces Many Challenges In Iraq, Raising Concerns For Some

The Miami Herald | Chris Vaughn | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics


FORT WORTH, Texas -- Gen. David Petraeus cast such an enormous shadow the last two years that only the most fervent Army watcher could probably say wh...

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


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...

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


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

Quotes From Iraq Hearings

AP | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics


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

As Petraeus Testifies, Baghdad Teeters On Edge Of Erupting

McClatchy Newspapers | Leila Fadel | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics


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

Baghdad Orders Lockdown As Petraeus Testifies

Huffington Post | Posted 04.16.2008 | Home


Unauthorized vehicles will be banned in Baghdad from 5 a.m. to midnight on Wednesday, the fifth anniversary of the city's capture by U.S. troops, the ...

Pickett's Surge

Chip Collis | Posted 04.16.2008 | Home


Chip Collis

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?

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

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics


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

General Petraeus Iraq Hearings: Updates Here

Huffington Post | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics


***LAST UPDATED 4/9 1:17pm*** Click Here For Videos Of The Hearings --- Petraeus Won't Say He'd Advise New President On Withdrawal: Spencer Ackerman...

General Won't Promise More Iraq Pullouts

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The top U.S. commander in Iraq told Congress Tuesday that hard-won gains in the war zone are too fragile to promise any troop pullo...

Petraeus Iraq Hearings: General Testifies To Congress

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics


McCain Wants To Avoid Looking Like "Eager Cheerleader": The New York Times notes that John McCain "risks looking like an eager cheerleader if he heaps...