Archives: David Petraeus
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March 2008
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Sunday’s Breakfast Menu, March 30
From The Caucus | March 29, 2008As the sixth year of the Iraq war begins and the Hill gears up for testimony from General David Petraeus, the Sunday talk shows focus on foreign... more
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New Iraq War Plan: High Troop Levels Through 2008
From The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com | March 25, 2008Troop levels in Iraq would remain nearly the same through 2008 as at any time during five years of war, under plans presented to President... more
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US Interpreter In Iraq Denied Green Card After 4 Years Translating...
From The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com | March 23, 2008During his nearly four years as a translator for U.S. forces in Iraq, Saman Kareem Ahmad was known for his bravery and hard work. "Sam put... more
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It's a Pentagon divided
| March 20, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesBy many important measures, the U.S. military has reason to feel better about Iraq. Violence has declined, casualties are down, the president... more
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Clinton Praises Gen. Petraeus
From The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com | March 19, 2008As critical as she is about the Bush administration's conduct of the Iraq war, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton gave a relatively rare shout... more
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Gen. Petraeus: progress in Iraq 'fragile... tenuous'
From The Swamp | March 19, 2008Iby Mark Silva Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. and multinational forces in Iraq, said today on the fifth anniversary of the... more
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AEI's Michael Rubin: Pelosi Wants "Rwanda-Like Genocide" In Iraq
From The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com | March 18, 2008House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said President Bush's Iraq policy has failed. She spoke in response to comments made last week by Gen... more
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Vice President Cheney makes an unannounced visit to Iraq
From CNN Political Ticker | March 17, 2008BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Vice President Dick Cheney arrived in Baghdad on Monday on an unannounced visit, the Iraqi prime minister's office... more
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Iraqis See a Candidate's Agenda in McCain's Visit
From The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com | March 17, 2008Senator John McCain arrived in Iraq on Sunday morning on a trip that was described as a visit by an official Congressional delegation, but... more
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Reporter Goes Looking For Good News In Iraq
From The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com | March 16, 2008Afew days after arriving in Iraq early this year, I followed Army Gen. David H. Petraeus on a walk through a marketplace on the capital's... more
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McCain on way to Iraq, 'presidential' tour starts
From The Swamp | March 16, 2008by Jill Zuckman Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, lands in Iraq today, set to meet with Prime Minister... more
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Iraqi feel-good stories prove elusive
March 16, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesSome American readers clamor for upbeat reports, but positive news is not easy to find... more
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Is The Surge Working?
From Political Punch | March 15, 2008Violence is down, but Gen. David Petraeus says, per the Washington Post, that "no one" in the U.S. and Iraqi governments "feels that there... more
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Gen. David Petraeus debates himself
From Daily Kos | March 14, 2008David Petraeus, February 14, 2008: The passage of the three laws today showed that the Iraqi leaders are now taking advantage of the opportunity... more
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Heroes on tour
From Power Line | March 14, 2008The Vets for Freedom National Heroes Tour kicks off with a stop in San Diego today on the deck of the USS Midway, where our friend Hugh... more
