Ryan Crocker

En Route To Germany, Obama Praises Petraeus And Crocker

Politico | Carrie Budoff Brown | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics


In advance of his Thursday address in Berlin, Obama chats with reporters on the plane, Carrie Budoff Brown reports: Asked if he expected a million sc...

King David

Spencer Ackerman | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics


Spencer Ackerman

Every army of liberation has a half-life after which it turns into an army of occupation...You can extend that half-life by being considerate of the population ... But over time, again, you are not one of them.

Why Should We Care About Iraq?

Bob Burnett | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics


Bob Burnett

On April 8th, General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker told the Senate the President's Iraq surge strategy has "worked" and, therefore, curr...

Body of War

Frank Mankiewicz | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics


Frank Mankiewicz

Not your usual documentary, Body of War is a superb example of how film can illuminate human lives.

Jason Linkins

WaPo's Milbank Compares GOP Lawmakers To Prostitutes

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.10.2008 | 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 04.09.2008 | 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...

Junk War and Petraeus: I, Robot

Dan Agin | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics


Dan Agin

Since it's the American people who are shedding blood and money for the Iraq War, hiding anything at all about the war from them is both un-American and dangerous. Is Petraeus capable of straight talk?

In the Land of the Blind, the One-Eyed Man is the Caliph

Marvin Kitman | Posted 04.09.2008 | Media


Marvin Kitman

The Iraq hearings are my favorite kind of reality TV show, even though it lacks the suspense of watching the different ways the Pittsburgh Pirates have of losing ball games.

A Crocker Full Of Shiite

Paul Hipp | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics


Paul Hipp

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Jason Linkins

Crocker Continues To Conflate Sunni Resistance With al Qaeda

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.09.2008 | 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...

The Senators Grill Petraeus; My Brother Messages Me From Iraq

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 04.09.2008 | Home


Kelly Nuxoll

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?"

Jason Linkins

Joe Biden On Iraq: Staying Is "Killing Us"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.09.2008 | 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...

Mush

Max Bergmann | Posted 04.09.2008 | Home


Max Bergmann

I think that pretty much summed up the testimony of Pe-Crock yesterday, as well as the questioning from administration supporters like McCain and Grah...

My Timetable for Withdrawal

William Tracy | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics


William Tracy

You know what? Let's just do this randomly: First come, first serve helicopter rides from the top of the embassy building. Line forms around the block; first chopper leaves at nine. Go get 'em, soldiers!

General Petraeus: "We Haven't Turned Any Corners. We Haven't Seen Any Lights At The End Of The Tunnel"

Huffington Post | Posted 04.08.2008 | 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 04.08.2008 | Politics


Some quotes from lawmakers during Tuesday's Senate hearings on Iraq, which featured testimony from Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker: _...

Jason Linkins

Biden Flummoxes Crocker With God Question

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.08.2008 | 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...

The Gen. Petraeus and Amb. Crocker Hearings and What the Surge in Fact Proves

Rep. John Murtha | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics


Rep. John Murtha

Our military cannot guarantee Iraqi economic progress or government efficacy, and we must not be fooled by those who say there will be chaos if we leave Iraq.

Jason Linkins

Crocker Vastly Overstates Progress On Iraq Benchmarks

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.08.2008 | 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...

Petraeus Testimony: Summing Up Today's Hearing on Iraq (Update)

Max Bergmann | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics


Max Bergmann

Petraeus and Crocker tell us they can't make predictions into the future, but they have no problem making scary predictions about what will happen if we withdraw.

Jason Linkins

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.08.2008 | 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 Pet Iraq

Ian Gurvitz | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics


Ian Gurvitz

Just give us our symbols and our slogans and we'll be happy. Meanwhile, it won't matter what's really going on over there. What matters is what we're told is going on over there.

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

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics


***LAST UPDATED 4/9 11:44am*** ***Click Here For Updates On The Iraq Hearings*** --- General David Petraeus' Testimony Before House Members, Part 1...

John McCain Accuses Me Of "Trash Journalism" While He Engages In "Trash" Propaganda During The Petraeus Hearing

Cliff Schecter | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics


Cliff Schecter

It's far from the first time the "maverick" has made himself into a liar, and today's opening statement to General Petraeus once again showed it won't be the last.

Obama Holds First Committee Meeting Before Petraeus Hearing

Political Radar | Byron Wolf | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics


Everyone is billing the David Petraeus/Ryan Crocker hearings tomorrow as the foreign policy tryout to the American people. But Sen. Barack Obama, D-Il...


 

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