Petraeus Crocker Testimony

7 Days in America: Is Clark Our Petraeus?

Mark Green | Posted 04.13.2008 | Politics


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?

Jason Linkins

Pelosi Calls Out Petraeus For Parroting Bush Spin

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics


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

Jason Linkins

WaPo's Milbank Compares GOP Lawmakers To Prostitutes

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics


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

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

Robert Naiman | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics


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.

A Crocker Full Of Shiite

Paul Hipp | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics


Paul Hipp

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Jason Linkins

Crocker Continues To Conflate Sunni Resistance With al Qaeda

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics


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...

Jason Linkins

Petraeus Shifts Sharply On Basra, Aligns With White House Spin

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics


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

Jason Linkins

Clinton, Obama Press On Withdrawal At Hearings

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics


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

Jason Linkins

Biden Flummoxes Crocker With God Question

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics


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...

The Gen. Petraeus and Amb. Crocker Hearings and What the Surge in Fact Proves

Rep. John Murtha | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics


Rep. John Murtha

Our military cannot guarantee Iraqi economic progress or government efficacy, and we must not be fooled by those who say there will be chaos if we leave Iraq.

Petraeus Testimony: Summing Up Today's Hearing on Iraq (Update)

Max Bergmann | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics


Max Bergmann

Petraeus and Crocker tell us they can't make predictions into the future, but they have no problem making scary predictions about what will happen if we withdraw.

Bagwan Petraeus Returns

Stan Goff | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics


Stan Goff

We are still in Wonderland. The only viable "exit strategy" for Iraq is to lead every last American troop and mercenary and war profiteer onto ships and airplanes and bring them home now.

Where is Diogenes When We Need Him?

Marvin Kitman | Posted 09.19.2007 | Media


Marvin Kitman

Hundreds of senators and congressman grilled Petraeus and Crocker and I was still in the dark about their veracity. My suggestion is that we add a polygraph machine.

Crocker: "I Can't Give You Any Timelines, Dates, Or Guarantees"

Washington Post | Posted 09.11.2007 | Home


"I can't give you any timelines, dates or guarantees," Crocker just said. Again, that seems to me the message of these hearings. Crocker and Petraeus...


 

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