Webb And Petraeus Square Off Over Iran Diplomacy (VIDEO)
Spencer Ackerman, writing for the Washington Independent highlights two key portions of today's confirmation hearings for Generals David Petraeus and ...
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Clinton Closes Out Petraeus/Odierno Hearing With Key Withdrawal Questions
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.22.2008 | Politics
New York Senator and presidential aspirant Hillary Clinton closed out the first session of questioning with Generals David Petraeus and Ray Odierno. ...
Fog Facts: Petraeus and the Fog of Spin
Larry Beinhart | Posted 05.09.2008 | Politics
If anyone speaks of victory in Iraq, winning in Iraq, or the like, we should take out the counter-insurgency manual and wave it in their faces.
7 Days in America: Is Clark Our Petraeus?
Mark Green | Posted 04.13.2008 | Politics
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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?
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...
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...
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...
Petraeus and Crocker: Déjà Vu All Over Again
Rep. John Conyers | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics
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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.
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...
A Crocker Full Of Shiite
Paul Hipp | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics
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WSJ Iraq Editorial Offers Readers The Most Clueless Graf Ever
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics
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This astounding paragraph from an editorial in yesterday's Wall Street Journal was read into the record of this afternoon's House committee hearings w...
Crocker Continues To Conflate Sunni Resistance With al Qaeda
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.09.2008 | 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...
Petraeus Shifts Sharply On Basra, Aligns With White House Spin
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.09.2008 | 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 ...
Joe Biden On Iraq: Staying Is "Killing Us"
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics
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Senator Joe Biden continued to press his argument against the administration's strategy on Iraq across the TV dial this morning. On the Today Show, h...
Petraeus Says No New Buildup for Iraq
AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 04.09.2008 | 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...
Petraeus' Testimony: Everything His President Wants to Hear
Robert Scheer | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics
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Once again, the president is passing the buck to the uniformed military to justify continuing a ludicrous imperial adventure, and the good general has dutifully performed.
General Petraeus: "We Haven't Turned Any Corners. We Haven't Seen Any Lights At The End Of The Tunnel"
Huffington Post | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics
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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 04.08.2008 | Politics
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Some quotes from lawmakers during Tuesday's Senate hearings on Iraq, which featured testimony from Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker: _...
The Gen. Petraeus and Amb. Crocker Hearings and What the Surge in Fact Proves
Rep. John Murtha | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics
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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.
Evan Bayh Cautions: Don't 'Take Marching Orders From Osama bin Laden'
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics
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Soft-spoken Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) may have been the last questioner of this morning's hearings on Iraq, but he ended up being a highlight of the he...
Petraeus Iraq Hearings Videos: David Petraeus, Ryan Crocker, John McCain And Carl Levin
The Huffington Post | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics
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***LAST UPDATED 4/9 11:44am*** ***Click Here For Updates On The Iraq Hearings*** --- General David Petraeus' Testimony Before House Members, Part 1...
Lieberman Tells Petraeus: Iraq Has Shown 'More Political Progress' Than America
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics
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If President Bush's Iraq Wwar were a fine wine, it would have no more fawning a sommelier than Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman. Lieberman was in ty...
John McCain Accuses Me Of "Trash Journalism" While He Engages In "Trash" Propaganda During The Petraeus Hearing
Cliff Schecter | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics
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It's far from the first time the "maverick" has made himself into a liar, and today's opening statement to General Petraeus once again showed it won't be the last.
General Petraeus Iraq Hearings: Updates Here
Huffington Post | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics
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***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...
Petraeus Iraq Hearings: General Testifies To Congress
The Huffington Post | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics
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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...
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HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.22.2008 | Politics