Petraeus Hearing

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Webb And Petraeus Square Off Over Iran Diplomacy (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics


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 05.30.2008 | Politics


New York Senator and presidential aspirant Hillary Clinton closed out the first session of questioning with Generals David Petraeus and Ray Odierno. ...

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WaPo's Gerson Tangles Obama, McCain In False Narrative

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...

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Pelosi Calls Out Petraeus For Parroting Bush Spin

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...

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WaPo's Milbank Compares GOP Lawmakers To Prostitutes

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...

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...

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WSJ Iraq Editorial Offers Readers The Most Clueless Graf Ever

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...

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Crocker Continues To Conflate Sunni Resistance With al Qaeda

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...

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Petraeus Shifts Sharply On Basra, Aligns With White House Spin

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 ...

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Joe Biden On Iraq: Staying Is "Killing Us"

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...

Petraeus Says No New Buildup for Iraq

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...

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: _...

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Evan Bayh Cautions: Don't 'Take Marching Orders From Osama bin Laden'

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...

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...

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Lieberman Tells Petraeus: Iraq Has Shown 'More Political Progress' Than America

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...

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...

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...

Republicans Introduce Resolution Condemning MoveOn Ad

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...