The Surge

'Surge' Ends With More Troops In Iraq Than Before Buildup Began

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon's top military officer said Wednesday that he is likely to recommend further troop reductions in Iraq this fall. Adm....

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Why I Voted Against Promoting Petraeus

Sen. Robert Byrd | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Robert Byrd

The jury is still out on the success or failure of the "surge strategy." General Petraeus should bring it to its conclusion before he is rewarded with a promotion.

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Pickett's Surge

Chip Collis | Posted 04.08.2008 | Home

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Chip Collis

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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Petraeus' Call for a Pause is Really Just "Stay the Course 2.0"

Arianna Huffington | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics

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Arianna Huffington

Since "stay the course" was 12 slogans ago, the Bush administration had to come up with a new one.

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Shiite Fighting In Iraq Exposes Weakness Of Iraqi Security Forces

Washington Independent | Spencer Ackerman | Posted 04.02.2008 | Home

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This week, the final U.S. Army brigade deployed to Baghdad as part of the troop surge returns to the United States. And that's only appropriate, as th...

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Frederick Kagan, Michael O'Hanlon, and Kenneth Pollack: The Three Musketeers of Neo-Colonialism

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Michael O'Hanlon, Ryan Crocker, Frederick Kagan, Kenneth Pollack, Iraq Occupation, The "Surge', General David Petraeus, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

They'll soon will be darkening our TV screens and polluting our radio waves, doing advance work for the Petraeus-Crocker dog and pony show coming to Congress next month.

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The Myth Of The Surge: How Pentagon Policy Is Starting To Backfire

Rolling Stone | Nir Rosen | Posted 02.25.2008 | Politics

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It's a cold, gray day in December, and I'm walking down Sixtieth Street in the Dora district of Baghdad, one of the most violent and fearsome of the c...

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LA Debate: Hugs, Smiles, Laughs, Celebs, and a Defining Moment on Iraq

Arianna Huffington | Posted 01.31.2008 | Politics

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Arianna Huffington

The extended, sometimes contentious, exchange over Iraq was the most effective sequence for Obama, and the most important for the country -- bringing Iraq off the backburner and highlighting the significant differences not only between Obama and Clinton but also between the Democrats and the Republicans. Read More Bush and McCain's Displaced Ardor for War When it comes to the war in Iraq, the president and the leading GOP contender to replace him seem to be stuck in a time warp -- tossing out applause lines from years gone by and using rhetoric drawn from the Dark Ages of the Iraq debate. Read More

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Army Chief Of Staff: "The Surge Has Sucked All Of The Flexibility Out Of The System"

Wall Street Journal | Posted 01.17.2008 | Politics

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The following is excerpted from a Wall Street Journal article on General David Petraeus's indecision over Iraq troop withdrawals: Defense Secretary R...

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Max Follmer

New Reports Undercut Claims that Surge Is Working

HuffingtonPost.com | Max Follmer | Posted 12.24.2007 | Politics

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New reporting from Baghdad and Washington has called into question the frequently asserted claim that the military surge in Iraq is working. In parti...

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The Truth About the Surge: More Wounded Vets

Mona Gable | Posted 09.17.2007 | Politics

Read More: General David Petraeus, Iraq War, The Surge, Iraq Soldiers Amputees, Katie Couric, George W. Bush, Politics News
Mona Gable

When's the last time you saw footage of U.S. troops after a roadside bombing, or a 20-year-old ferried to a military hospital with his limbs blown off?

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