Sustainability| More...
 

Ray Odierno

6 1/2 Years On, the U.S. Mission in Iraq has Only Just Begun

Rahim Kanani | Posted 10.23.2009 | World

Read More: Germany, Cairo, Ray Odierno, Middle East, Pakistan, Korea, Baghdad, Iraq, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Japan, War on Terror, War in Afghanistan, War in Iraq, Afghanistan War, Iraq War, War Wire, World News
Rahim Kanani

There seems to be a colossal disconnect between the rhetoric and reality of the Obama Administration's strategy to withdraw troop levels in Iraq from 120,000 down to 50,000 by August 2010.

Read Post

Relationship Between Ambassador, Top US Commander In Iraq Deteriorating Rapidly

Foreign Policy | Tom Ricks | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq, US Army, Christopher Hill, Ray Odierno, Politics News

American insiders in Baghdad say the relationship between the top U.S. commander there, Gen. Raymond Odierno, and the top civilian official there, Amb...

Read Whole Story

Odierno Dismisses Reese Memo Calling For Early Iraq Withdrawal

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 09.03.2009 | World

Read More: Iraq, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Ray Odierno, Colonel Reese, Reese Memo, Iraq Sofa, Sofa, Sofa Iraq, Iraq War, War in Iraq, Iraq Troop Withdrawal, World News

CAMP RAMADI, Iraq — The top U.S. commander in Iraq said Tuesday an American role over the next 2 1/2 years is crucial to ensuring legitimate nat...

Read Whole Story

Declaring Victory, Going Home

Rory O'Connor | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, George Aiken, Ray Odierno, Colonel Reese, Retreat, War, Victory, Vietnam, Politics News
Rory O'Connor

Colonel Timothy R. Reese, a senior American military adviser in Baghdad, concluded, in what the New York Times called "an unusually blunt memo," that it is time "for the U.S. to declare victory and go home."

Read Post

U.S. Advisor's Memo On Iraq: Time To "Go Home"

The New York Times | Posted 08.30.2009 | World

Read More: Timothy R. Reese, Sofa, Robert Gates, Ray Odierno, Iraqi Army, Iraq War, General Petraeus, Iraq, American Military, Status of Forces Agreement, Nouri Al Maliki, U.S. Military, World News

A senior American military adviser in Baghdad has concluded in an unusually blunt memo that the Iraqi forces suffer from deeply entrenched deficiencie...

Read Whole Story

Colonizing Iraq: The Obama Doctrine?

Michael Schwartz | Posted 08.09.2009 | World

Read More: Iraq War, Iraq Oil, Colonialism, Ray Odierno, Iraq Troop Withdrawal, Iraq Withdrawal, General Odierno, Iraq, Obama Iraq, World News
Michael Schwartz

Obama's policy is to reduce the U.S. military "footprint" in Iraq. The administration is opting not for blunt-edged, Bush-style militarism, but for what might be thought of as an administrative push.

Read Post

Odierno: Iraq Military Ready To Stand On Its Own

New York Times | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

Read More: Iraq War, Iraq War Wire, Iraqi Soliders, Ray Odierno, War Wire, Foreign Affairs, Iraq Security, Iraq Troop Withdrawal, Iraq Military, Iraq, War in Iraq, Obama Iraq, Advocacy, World News

Gen. Ray Odierno, the American commander in Iraq, said Sunday that Iraq's military and police units were ready to operate on their own, ahead of Tuesd...

Read Whole Story

Top General: Iran Continues To "Interfere" In Iraq

CNN | Posted 07.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iran Interfere in Iraq, Odierno Iran Interfering in Iraq, Ray Odierno, Odierno Iran Iraq, Iran Iraq, Politics News

Iran continues to "interfere" in Iraq, including training insurgents and paying surrogates, the U.S. commander in Iraq told CNN on Sunday. But Arm...

Read Whole Story

Top Iraq General: One-Fifth Of US Troops To Stay Longer In Iraq

New York Times | ELISABETH BUMILLER | Posted 06.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: US Troops, Iraq, Ray Odierno, US Troops Iraq, Politics News

The top American general in Iraq said Friday that one-fifth of American combat troops would stay behind in Iraqi cities even after the June 30 deadlin...

Read Whole Story

House Appropriations Committee Moves Against Iraq Mission Creep

Tom Andrews | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Sam Farr, Ray Odierno, Appropriations, Tom Ricks, Camp Lejeune, Iraq, Status of Forces Agreement, David Obey, Barack Obama, Politics News
Tom Andrews

The Farr amendment not only affirms Congressional support, but positions Congress to keep a close eye out for evidence of mission creep.

Read Post

Odierno Certain That All US Troops Will Be Out Of Iraq By 2011

Huffington Post | Posted 05.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ray Odierno Video, Video, Warwire, Ray Odierno, Cnn, War Wire, John King, General Odierno, Iraq, Iraq Withdrawal Timeline, Odierno Interview Cnn, Politics News

The top general in Iraq, Ray Odierno, appeared on CNN's "State of the Nation" with John King, and sounded a very upbeat note regarding the timeline to...

Read Whole Story

Top US Commander: We May Have To Stay Longer In Iraq To Combat al-Qaeda

Times London | Deborah Haynes | Posted 05.10.2009 | World

Read More: Warwire, Iraq, Ray Odierno, US Troops, World News

The activities of al-Qaeda in two of Iraq's most troubled cities could keep US combat troops engaged beyond the June 30 deadline for their withdrawal,...

Read Whole Story

Success in Iraq? Think Again.

Rick Horowitz | Posted 04.24.2009 | World

Read More: George Bush, Ray Odierno, Weapons of Mass Destruction, David Petraeus, George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Nucler Weapons, Iraq, Al Qaeda, Dick Cheney, Iraq War, Iran, Ryan Crocker, Saddam Hussein, Bush Administration, Condoleezza Rice, Middle East, Taliban, Foreign Affairs, Operation Iraqi Freedom, North Korea, Afghanistran, World News
Rick Horowitz

See, in a world where things aren't connected to other things -- where you get to handle one thing at a time, in a vacuum, at the pace you choose -- maybe you could consider the war in Iraq a success.

Read Post

US Troops May Stay Longer In Mosul Due To Fighting: Odierno

abcnews.go.com | Posted 04.09.2009 | World

Read More: Odierno, Us Combat Troops, Mosul, Ray Odierno, US Troops, War Wire, Mosul Violence, General Ray Odierno, Iraq, Us Troops Mosul, World News

Gen. Ray Odierno, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, said that continuing the fight against insurgents in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul might...

Read Whole Story

Military Dominance In Mideast Proven A Costly Myth

Inter Press Service | Gareth Porter | Posted 04.14.2009 | World

Read More: Afghanistan War, Centcom, Pakistan, Iran, Khyber Pass, Iraq Sectarian Violence, Odierno, David Petraeus, Bush Administration, Barack Obama, Us Military Strength, Ray Odierno, Iraq War, War Wire, Gareth Porter, Afghan Supply Route, Inter Press Service, World News

WASHINGTON, Mar 5 (IPS) - The arguments for maintaining a major U.S. combat force in Iraq at least through 2011, escalating U.S. military involvemen...

Read Whole Story

Commanders In Iraq Challenge Petraeus On Pullout Risk

Inter Press Service | Gareth Porter | Posted 04.14.2009 | World

Read More: Oates, David Petraeus, Centcom, Violence in Iraq, Barack Obama, Ray Odierno, Iraq Security, War Wire, Michael Oates, General Petraeus, General Odierno, Iraq, Iraq Troop Withdrawal, Commanders in Iraq, Commanders in Iraq Challenge Patraeus on Pullout Article, Inter Press Service, World News

WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (IPS) - CENTCOM Commander General David Petraeus and Multinational Force Iraq (MNF-I) Commander General Ray Odierno have submitte...

Read Whole Story

Petraeus Leaked Misleading Story On Pullout Plans: IPS Analysis

Inter Press Service | Gareth Porter | Posted 03.12.2009 | World

Read More: David Petraeus, Obama Iraq War Withdrawal, Obama Odierno, Ray Odierno, Barack Obama, Obama War Generals, Obama Petraeus, Iraq War, General David Petraeus, Gareth Porter, Inter Press Service, Petraeus Media Coverage, Petraeus Leaked Misleading Story on Pullout Plans, Petraeus Mislead Obama, Petraeus, Petraeus Leak, Petraeus Leaked, General Petraeus, General Petraeus Leak Info, World News

WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (IPS) - The political maneuvering between President Barack Obama and his top field commanders over withdrawal from Iraq has taken ...

Read Whole Story

Generals Seek To Reverse Obama's Iraq Withdrawal Decision

Inter Press Service | Gareth Porter | Posted 03.05.2009 | World

Read More: Mike Mullen, Odierno, David Petraeus, Obama Odierno, Centcom, Ray Odierno, Barack Obama Iraq War, Barack Obama, War Wire, Iraq, Inter Press Service, Robert Gates, Obama Iraq, Generals on Obama's Iraq Decision, General Petraeus President Obama, Petraeus Obama, Obama, Obama and Iraq, Iraq Withdrawal, Obama Iraq Withdrawal, Generals Seek to Reverse Obama Withdrawal Decision, Generals Seek to Reverse Obama's Iraq Withdrawal Decision, World News

WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (IPS) - CENTCOM commander Gen. David Petraeus, supported by Defence Secretary Robert Gates, tried to convince President Barack Oba...

Read Whole Story

Obama in the Tank

William Bradley | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pentagon, Al Qaeda, Ray Odierno, Pakistan, David Petraeus, Joe Biden, Iraq, Soviet Union, General Jim Jones, Iran, Central Command, Barack Obama, Central Asia, Russia, Taliban, Afghanistan, The Tank, Gen. David Petraeus, Dmitri Medvedev, Bob Gates, Chechnya, Vladimir Putin, George W. Bush, Marine Corps, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Manchurian Candidate, Politics News
William Bradley

While most eyes were on the then impending vote on Obama's economic revival program, the new president ventured out to the Pentagon for his first meeting with the Joint Chiefs of Staff yesterday.

Read Post

Odierno On "Surge" Gains: "Fragile And Reversible"

BBC | Posted 10.17.2008 | Home

Read More: War Wire, Ray Odierno, Iraq, David Petraeus, Home News

The new US military commander in Iraq, Lt Gen Ray Odierno, has said that recent security gains there are "fragile and reversible". He was speaking in...

Read Whole Story

Iraq Generals' Promotions Confirmed By Senate

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq, Warwire, Iraq War, David Petraeus, Ray Odierno, Iraq Generals, General Petraeus, General Odierno, Petraeus Odierno Promoted, Senate Confirms Odierno, Petraeus, Senate Confirms Iraq Generals, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Notwithstanding months of partisan wrangling in Congress over the Iraq war, the Senate on Thursday handily confirmed Gen. David Pet...

Read Whole Story

Jason Linkins

Clinton Closes Out Petraeus/Odierno Hearing With Key Withdrawal Questions

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Video, Ray Odierno, David Petraeus, Hillary Clinton, Petraeus Hearing, Politics News

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

Read Whole Story