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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

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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...

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The Senators Grill Petraeus; My Brother Messages Me From Iraq

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 04.17.2008 | Home

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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?"

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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

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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...

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Quotes From Iraq Hearings

AP | Posted 04.16.2008 | 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: _...

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Obama's Star Turn At The Petraeus Hearing

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 04.16.2008 | Home

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Obama, sitting high on the dais at the hearings, pointed up the confusion surrounding how to determine the criteria for success in Iraq. "No one's calling for a precipitous withdrawal," he said.

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Crocker Vastly Overstates Progress On Iraq Benchmarks

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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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...

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Pickett's Surge

Chip Collis | Posted 04.16.2008 | Home

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Petraeus says The Surge is so successful that US troops must remain in Iraq indefinitely. Combat deaths now near the numbers the Confederate Army lost at Gettysburg. Is Petraeus our Gen. Lee?

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Jason Linkins

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.16.2008 | 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...

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Petraeus Iraq Hearings Videos: David Petraeus, Ryan Crocker, John McCain And Carl Levin

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.16.2008 | 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...

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General Petraeus Iraq Hearings: Updates Here

Huffington Post | Posted 04.16.2008 | 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...

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Petraeus Iraq Hearings: General Testifies To Congress

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.15.2008 | 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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Petraeus: I Need Another Six Months To Determine Whether "We've Reached A Turning Point"

Thinkprogress.org | Amanda | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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In the past few months, conservatives such as Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) have been quick to declare victory in Iraq. In Novembe...

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Petraeus Statistics Analyzed: "Apparent Contradictions Are Relatively Easy To Find"

Washington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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On Sept. 1, the bullet-riddled bodies of four Iraqi men were found on a Baghdad street. Two days later, a single dead man, with one bullet in his head...

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