Subscribe to this tag As Gen. David Petraeus Reports to Congress, a Reality Check from Baghdad's Troubled Neighborhoods
By
Alex Kingsbury
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Nation & World - April 7, 2008
Reconciliation is a slow, difficult, and dicey process in the Iraqi capital.
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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.
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10 Things You Didn't Know About David Petraeus
By
Danielle Burton
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Nation & World - March 27, 2008
Compiled by the U.S.News & World Report library staff.
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Security Slows Troop Withdrawals
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Paul Bedard
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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.
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Troop Drawdown Pause Sets Up Political and Pentagon Debate
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Anna Mulrine
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Nation & World - February 12, 2008
Long deployments concerns military officials; Obama and Clinton cite effect on soldiers' families
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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.
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Petraeus Sees Europe or Hawaii as Next Posting
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Paul Bedard
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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.
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Why David Petraeus Wants to Go Slowly on Troop Drawdowns
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Linda Robinson
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Nation & World - January 17, 2008
Why David Petraeus wants to go slowly on troop drawdowns
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Putin: Odd Choice as Person of the Year
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Michael Barone
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Michael Barone - December 20, 2007
Why not Petraeus? He has made an enormous difference in Iraq.
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Congress Tries to Muzzle Free Speech
By
John Mashek
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A Capital View - October 4, 2007
MoveOn and Limbaugh measures reflect both sides' narrow-minded approaches to the First Amendment.
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Dems: Tell MoveOn to Do Just That
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John Mashek
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A Capital View - September 20, 2007
Party is too timid to speak out against abominable newspaper ad that blasted Petraeus.
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Iran Plays a Deadly Game of Destablizing Iraq
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Anna Mulrine
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Nation & World - September 16, 2007
Gen. David Petraeus calls it a 'proxy war'.
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The Battle on the Home Front
By
Anna Mulrine
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Nation & World - September 16, 2007
General Petraeus fails to quiet calls for speeding troop cuts in Iraq
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Bush Passes the Buck
By
John Mashek
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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.
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Iraq Problem Isn't the Military
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John Mashek
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A Capital View - September 13, 2007
Petraeus makes a good argument about armed forces, but the Baghdad political situation is still awful.
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The Petraeus and Crocker Testimony
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Michael Barone
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Michael Barone - September 12, 2007
General and ambassador make a strong case for a continued American presence in Iraq.
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Looking Beyond Petraeus
By
Michael Barone
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Michael Barone - September 10, 2007
American voters seem to suggest that Islamist terrorists will continue to be a threat—whatever the outcome.
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A General We Know: David Petraeus
By
Paul Bedard
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Washington Whispers - September 9, 2007
Iraq war boss Gen. David Petraeus has become a household name.
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Congress Braces for a Bruising September
By
Danielle Knight
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Nation & World - August 28, 2007
A contentious debate on the future of Iraq is in the offing.
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Hints on When Troops Come Home
Washington Whispers - July 29, 2007
Gen. David Petraeus, the Iraq war boss, is telling surge troops that they will not be kept past their 15-month tours.
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Maybe Zbig Can Replace the I-Man
Washington Whispers - April 12, 2007
Here's a thought: How about replacing foul-mouthed shock talker Don Imus with former Carter national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski? Give me a minute to explain..
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Midweek Roundup
Michael Barone - March 21, 2007
Here's the text of Bernard Lewis's lecture on being awarded the Irving Kristol Award by the American Enterprise Institute on March 7..
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Almost as Good as Being in Baghdad
Washington Whispers - February 4, 2007
When Army Lt. Gen.
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