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 ...
Spencer Ackerman, writing for the Washington Independent highlights two key portions of today's confirmation hearings for Generals David Petraeus and ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics
New York Senator and presidential aspirant Hillary Clinton closed out the first session of questioning with Generals David Petraeus and Ray Odierno. ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics
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...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics
We noted yesterday the bizarre way that General Petraeus' testimony changed between his Tuesday appearance before the Senate committees and his Wednes...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.18.2008 | 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...
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...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics
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...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.17.2008 | 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...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.17.2008 | 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 ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.19.2008 | Politics
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...
AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics
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...
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...
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: _...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics
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...
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...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics
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...
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...
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...
The Hill | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
House Republican leaders introduced a resolution Monday condemning a full-page newspaper ad from MoveOn.org that criticizes the character of Gen. Davi...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics