General Petraeus

King David

Spencer Ackerman | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics

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Spencer Ackerman

Every army of liberation has a half-life after which it turns into an army of occupation...You can extend that half-life by being considerate of the population ... But over time, again, you are not one of them.

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Jason Linkins

Petraeus Promotion Just One More Crony Replacing A Commander

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.23.2008 | 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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What Does the Petraeus Appointment Mean?

Ilan Goldenberg | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics

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Ilan Goldenberg

The confirmation hearings should give Democrats an opportunity to finally get Petraeus to answer some central questions.

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

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 04.23.2008 | 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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Virtue Out of Necessity: Bush Troop Decision Disingenuous

Lawrence Korb | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Surge, Sunni Militias, Ilsamist Extremists, Shi'a Civil War, Iraq War, Radical Islamist Extremeists, Shiite Civil War, Iraq Shiite Violence, General Petraeus, Sunnis, Redeployment, Success of the Surge, US Troop Deployments, Politics News
Lawrence Korb

Despite the president's assertion that the withdrawal of some troops represents a "return on success" from his "surge" policy, he is merely making a virtue out of necessity.

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Why Should We Care About Iraq?

Bob Burnett | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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Bob Burnett

On April 8th, General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker told the Senate the President's Iraq surge strategy has "worked" and, therefore, curr...

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Ex-CIA Analyst Outs Cheney

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 04.15.2008 | Home

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Matthew Palevsky

What could have possessed Prime Minister Maliki to rush headlong into a battle he was thoroughly unprepared for? The Bush Administration has responde...

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How Many "Gaffes" Equal Incompetence?

Moira Whelan | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics

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Moira Whelan

His mistakes would prevent McCain from getting a job as a research assistant at any think tank in D.C., let alone delivering anything resembling a responsible foreign policy as president.

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7 Days in America: Is Clark Our Petraeus?

Mark Green | Posted 04.13.2008 | Politics

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Mark Green

The only realistic exit now is the exit of a GOP administration that cannot admit its failures. That takes a new Democratic President in 2009 -- and a new Democratic VP. Why not Clark?

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Jason Linkins

WaPo's Gerson Tangles Obama, McCain In False Narrative

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.13.2008 | 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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We're Not Staring Into the Abyss, We're In It

Diane Francis | Posted 04.12.2008 | Politics

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Diane Francis

Just as it took Americans decades to clean up New York, the Wild West and Deep South it will take decades to clean up Iraq. Worse yet, Iraq is even more backward than 19th century America.

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Body of War

Frank Mankiewicz | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics

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Frank Mankiewicz

Not your usual documentary, Body of War is a superb example of how film can illuminate human lives.

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What The General Had To Say

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics

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Kathleen Reardon

Were the senators and congressmen duped this week by Gen. Petraeus? No. They were simply outmatched.

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As Expected, A Sobering Assessment

John Bruhns | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics

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John Bruhns

So why won't our elected leaders do something about ending the war? Because in their minds, they believe that the majority of us will not formulate our opposition to the war into comprehensive political will.

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Jason Linkins

Pelosi Calls Out Petraeus For Parroting Bush Spin

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics

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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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Petraeus Plays Defense in Testimony

Spencer Ackerman | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics

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Spencer Ackerman

Now that the surge has died of natural causes, Petraeus' goal on Capitol Hill this week was as hazy as the mission of the Iraq war itself.

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The Two Central Myths of the Iraq War

Cenk Uygur | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics

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Cenk Uygur

If we're doing well in Iraq, that shows the extra troops helped so we have to stay; if we're doing poorly that shows we need more troops and have to stay longer. By Petraeus logic, we can never leave.

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Jason Linkins

WaPo's Milbank Compares GOP Lawmakers To Prostitutes

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics

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As extraordinary as it may be to see Republican lawmakers throwing dispute and critique in the direction of White House darling General David Petraeus...

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Petraeus and Crocker: Déjà Vu All Over Again

Rep. John Conyers | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics

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Rep. John Conyers

The Bush administration has given us literally no reason to give them the benefit of the doubt, and every reason to demand immediate and drastic change.

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Reduced Deployments Will Not Repair Military

Adam Blickstein | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics

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Adam Blickstein

Our Armed Forces were already close to crisis prior to Secretary Gates' announcement last April to increase troop deployments from 12 to 15 months.

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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 04.09.2008 | 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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Junk War and Petraeus: I, Robot

Dan Agin | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics

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Dan Agin

Since it's the American people who are shedding blood and money for the Iraq War, hiding anything at all about the war from them is both un-American and dangerous. Is Petraeus capable of straight talk?

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As Petraeus Blames Iran, Gilchrest and Murtha Call for Diplomatic "Surge"

Robert Naiman | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics

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Robert Naiman

If Gilchrest's new, bipartisan push for real diplomacy with Iran and Syria gains support, it would put significant pressure on the administration to curtail its policy of confrontation with Iran.

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In the Land of the Blind, the One-Eyed Man is the Caliph

Marvin Kitman | Posted 04.09.2008 | Media

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Marvin Kitman

The Iraq hearings are my favorite kind of reality TV show, even though it lacks the suspense of watching the different ways the Pittsburgh Pirates have of losing ball games.

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A Crocker Full Of Shiite

Paul Hipp | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics

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Paul Hipp

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