Thursday, July 24, 2008

David Petraeus

RSS Subscribe to this tag
Less Detail | More Detail

New Book on Petraeus Will Be the Definitive Account of the Surge Strategy

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - July 17, 2008
Another book by David Whitman hits stores in August. more >>

Obama's Overseas Trip Expected to Be Carefully Scripted

By Kenneth T. Walsh - Nation & World - July 16, 2008
In Europe and the Middle East, Obama is expected to avoid spontaneity to minimize the odds of a gaffe. more >>

Deferring to the Generals

By Kenneth T. Walsh - Nation & World - April 11, 2008
Presidents are often tied irrevocably to their military commanders during wartime. more >>

Gen. David Petraeus Gives Congress a Sobering Report on Iraq

By Anna Mulrine - Nation & World - April 11, 2008
A four-star performance. more >>

Morning Buzz: Wednesday April 9, 2008

News Desk - April 9, 2008
After yesterday's testimony on Capitol Hill by Gen. David Petraeus, Democrats want to push legislation this spring that would force the Iraqi government to spend its own budget surplus from oil revenues to rebuild the ravaged country. more >>

General Petraeus Calls for a Delay in Troop Reductions, Signaling Further Strains for U.S. Military Forces

By Anna Mulrine - Nation & World - April 8, 2008
The top American commander in Iraq asks for patience and says the effort is "worth it." more >>

Gen. David Petraeus's Prepared Testimony in Words and Charts

News Desk - April 8, 2008
Gen. David Petraeus brought along some visual aids to bolster his congressional testimony on the situation in Iraq. more >>

Morning Buzz: Tuesday, April 8, 2008

News Desk - April 8, 2008
Gen. David Petraeus, the four-star general in charge of Iraq, will once again step onto Capitol Hill today to delivery testimony on the progress of the war. more >>

On Iraq, Bush Listens to Petraeus

By John Mashek - A Capital View - April 8, 2008
Voters and Congress should listen carefully to Petraeus because Bush already gives him the final word. more >>

As Gen. David Petraeus Reports to Congress, a Reality Check from Baghdad's Troubled Neighborhoods

By Alex Kingsbury - Nation & World - April 7, 2008
Reconciliation is a slow, difficult, and dicey process in the Iraqi capital. more >>

Morning Buzz: April 7, 2008

News Desk - April 7, 2008
As the Olympic torch made its way today through Paris, it had to be extinguished at least twice amid street protests over China's human rights record and the Chinese government's recent crackdown in Tibet. There were also protesters on hand yesterday when the torch made its way through London, and 37 people were arrested. Protests are planned for when it comes through San Francisco and New Delhi. The torch will arrive in China on May 4. more >>

10 Things You Didn't Know About David Petraeus

By Danielle Burton - Nation & World - March 27, 2008
Compiled by the U.S.News & World Report library staff. more >>

Security Slows Troop Withdrawals

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - February 26, 2008
A top architect of the troop surge tells Whispers why fewer soldiers will be returning home this summer. In a word: Security. more >>

Troop Drawdown Pause Sets Up Political and Pentagon Debate

By Anna Mulrine - Nation & World - February 12, 2008
Long deployments concerns military officials; Obama and Clinton cite effect on soldiers' families more >>

Morning Buzz: Feb. 11, 2008

News Desk - February 11, 2008
U.S. military leaders say they may request suspending the drawdown of U.S. troops from Iraq. At a speech in Baghdad yesterday, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that he and Gen. David Petraeus are concerned that reducing troop levels could undermine recent security gains. more >>

Petraeus Sees Europe or Hawaii as Next Posting

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - January 24, 2008
The Iraq war boss, Army Gen. David Petraeus, wants to be NATO commander but would take Pacific Command as a second choice, we learn. more >>

Why David Petraeus Wants to Go Slowly on Troop Drawdowns

By Linda Robinson - Nation & World - January 17, 2008
Why David Petraeus wants to go slowly on troop drawdowns more >>

Putin: Odd Choice as Person of the Year

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - December 20, 2007
Why not Petraeus? He has made an enormous difference in Iraq. more >>

Congress Tries to Muzzle Free Speech

By John Mashek - A Capital View - October 4, 2007
MoveOn and Limbaugh measures reflect both sides' narrow-minded approaches to the First Amendment. more >>

Dems: Tell MoveOn to Do Just That

By John Mashek - A Capital View - September 20, 2007
Party is too timid to speak out against abominable newspaper ad that blasted Petraeus. more >>

Iran Plays a Deadly Game of Destablizing Iraq

By Anna Mulrine - Nation & World - September 16, 2007
Gen. David Petraeus calls it a 'proxy war'. more >>

The Battle on the Home Front

By Anna Mulrine - Nation & World - September 16, 2007
General Petraeus fails to quiet calls for speeding troop cuts in Iraq more >>

Cartoon: September 16, 2007

Washington Whispers - September 16, 2007
more >>

Bush Passes the Buck

By John Mashek - A Capital View - September 14, 2007
The commander in chief makes it clear that the next president will have to find a way out of Iraq. more >>

Iraq Problem Isn't the Military

By John Mashek - A Capital View - September 13, 2007
Petraeus makes a good argument about armed forces, but the Baghdad political situation is still awful. more >>
< Previous

GIVE A GIFT

Subscribe today to U.S.News & World Report. Also available in our Digital Edition.

advertisement

NEWSLETTER

Sign up today for the latest headlines from U.S. News & World Report delivered to you free.

RSS FEEDS

Personalize your U.S. News with our feeds of blogs and breaking news headlines.

USNews MOBILE

U.S. News daily briefings are also available on your mobile device.

Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our Terms and Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy.