General Petraeus

An Interrogator Speaks: I'm Still Tortured by What I Saw In Iraq

Washingtonpost.com | Matthew Alexander | Posted 11.30.2008 | World

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I should have felt triumphant when I returned from Iraq in August 2006. Instead, I was worried and exhausted. My team of interrogators had successfull...

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Petraeus to McCain: I'm Not Your Guy

Patrick Barry | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

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For someone who McCain claims would be among his most trusted counselors, General Petraeus doesn't seem to agree with McCain on much of anything.

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Petraeus Opts Out of Politics -- or Does He?

Andrew Bacevich | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics

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By claiming to be apolitical, Petraeus might be positioning himself to assert a role not only in implementing policy but in shaping policy to suit his own agenda, in Iraq and elsewhere.

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Petraeus Launches Strategy Review: Afghanistan Will Probably Be "The Longest Campaign Of The Long War"

Washington Post | Ann Scott Tyson | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

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Gen. David H. Petraeus has launched a major reassessment of U.S. strategy for Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq and the surrounding region, while warn...

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An Open Letter to Barack Obama on the Eve of the Last Presidential Debate

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 10.14.2008 | Politics

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What distinguishes your campaign, Senator Obama, from that of your opponent's is that you see the world in three dimensions, and understand the importance of nuance.

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General Petraeus: Talks with the Taliban Are Kosher

Robert Naiman | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics

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Did our incoming commander in Afghanistan just compare the Taliban to our Founding Fathers?

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Petraeus Bolsters Obama Position

Washington Independent | Posted 10.08.2008 | Politics

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Throughout Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign, the Republican nominee has wrapped himself in the mantle of U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, pro...

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The Surge "Success" Debunked

Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics

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Iraq remains a powder keg. "The Surge" has done little to increase security, a state of civil war remains and regional conflict threatens greater problems for the future.

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Petraeus Closes Book on McCain Plan for Afghanistan

Patrick Barry | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics

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General Petraeus' remarks yesterday should close the book on John McCain's overly-simplistic strategy for restoring stability to Afghanistan.

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Petraeus: "Spiral Downwards" In Parts Of Afghanistan

AFP | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

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LONDON (AFP) - Parts of Afghanistan have seen a "spiral downwards" of violence, the incoming US regional commander said Monday, adding the fight agai...

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I'm Not Naïve Senator: You're Just Wrong

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 09.28.2008 | Politics

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It is McCain whose world view is characterized by naivete. He still sees the world largely in black and white with no real ability or willingness to see shades of gray.

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Petraeus Successor Odierno Faces Many Challenges In Iraq, Raising Concerns For Some

The Miami Herald | Chris Vaughn | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics

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FORT WORTH, Texas -- Gen. David Petraeus cast such an enormous shadow the last two years that only the most fervent Army watcher could probably say wh...

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Petraeus Recommends Delay In Troop Cuts, Signaling Doubts About Iraq Stability

LA Times | Julian E. Barnes | Posted 09.05.2008 | Home

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WASHINGTON -- Army Gen. David H. Petraeus has recommended that President Bush postpone sharp troop cuts in Iraq until next year, delaying a large-scal...

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Petraeus: Troops May Leave Baghdad Next Summer

Financial Times | Demetri Sevastopulo | Posted 09.03.2008 | Home

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General David Petraeus, the top US commander in Iraq, said declining violence in Baghdad raised the possibility that American combat troops could leav...

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Revealed: At Confirmation Hearings, Troop Readiness Was A Concern For Petraeus

The New Yorker | Steve Coll | Posted 09.02.2008 | Politics

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Earlier this summer, the Senate confirmed General David Petraeus as the next Commander of CENTCOM, or Central Command, where he will oversee all U.S. ...

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Is Al Franken "Good Enough, Smart Enough?"

Mike Smith | Posted 08.27.2008 | Home

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Franken used his fundraiser in Denver to press his case and harkened back to the legendary Sen. Paul Wellstone. Well, I knew Paul Wellstone. Wellstone was a friend of mine, and Franken is no Wellstone.

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Exactly What are We "Winning" in Iraq?

Larry Gellman | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics

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Fortunately for Bush, an organization calling itself Al Qaeda in Iraq emerged -- a group having no relationship to Osama Bin Ladin or the Al Qaeda that attacked us years earlier.

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Why the Right's Messaging is Working

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics

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Why is the young brilliant upstart Obama only ahead by single digits. At least part of the reason is this: John McCain knows how to control his message.

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The Military Is More Liberal Than You Think

Rod Lurie | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics

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Why do so many members of the military who decide on continuing in public service join the Democratic Party?

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Another McCain Gaffe? Calling Gen. Petraeus the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?

Cenk Uygur | Posted 07.28.2008 | Politics

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I don't think McCain actually thinks Petraeus is the chairman of JCS. But within the context of all of his other gaffes, one has to wonder. Is he slipping and making simple mistakes on a regular basis?

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Petraeus Won't Embrace Call For Iraq Withdrawal Timetable

McClatchy Newspapers | Nancy Youssef | Posted 07.27.2008 | Politics

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The top U.S. military commander in Iraq isn't buying the increasingly popular idea of a publicly stated timetable for American troop withdrawal. Gen....

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McCain: "It's My Surge, Dammit! I Was Right. Why Won't Anyone Show Me Some Respect?"

Andy Ostroy | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

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McCain's unconscionable accusation that Obama would "rather lose a war in order to win a political campaign" demonstrates just how low McCain will stoop. So much for the "respectful" campaign he promised.

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Iraq Generals' Promotions Confirmed By Senate

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

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

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Why I Voted Against Promoting Petraeus

Sen. Robert Byrd | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

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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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Petraeus And Odierno Confirmed By Senate

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

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

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