Petraeus Promotion Just One More Crony Replacing A Commander
There's little dot-connecting going on between Petraeus' promotion and the testimony he proffered less than a month ago.
There's little dot-connecting going on between Petraeus' promotion and the testimony he proffered less than a month ago.
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...
Huffington Post | Posted 04.18.2008 | Media
General David Petraeus sat for another round of interviews in D.C. today following his second round of Capitol Hill hearings, and it's clear he doesn'...
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
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...
Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 04.17.2008 | Home
As the Senate hearing on Iraq was winding down, I received an IM from my brother Sam, a soldier in Iraq. He's asking the same thing as the senators: "What are we doing here?"
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...
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
Democratic Presidential contenders Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama shelved their ongoing campaigns and participated in this morning's committee heari...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.16.2008 | 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...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics
Earlier this morning, Ambassador Ryan Crocker and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) took time out from the rigors of their Iraq War hearings to play a little...
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
Congress got about an hour into their tete-a-tete with General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker before the fragile peace was punctuated by a...
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...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics
On one level, it is fortunate that the Wall Street Journal, a day before General David Petraeus arrives on Capitol Hill to re-engage his attempts to s...
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...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics