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What will they really do about Iraq?: McCain, Clinton and Obama have all made broad pronouncements about how they'd handle the war as president. But how do their plans hold up under scrutiny?; By Mark Benjamin Apr 17, 2008
Sizing up Petraeus on Iraq: The top U.S. general gave Congress an upbeat assessment of the war Tuesday. Here's the reality behind the rhetoric.; By Mark Benjamin Apr 9, 2008
The Iran boogeyman is back: Gen. Petraeus is reportedly going to blame Iran for why we need to stay in Iraq. If he does, it'll be destructive propaganda.; By Gary Kamiya Apr 8, 2008
Petraeus calls for pause in troop drawdown: The New York Times reports that the U.S. commander in Iraq has recommended that the president wait to decide about further withdrawals.; Alex Koppelman Mar 25, 2008
No surprise: Troop cuts in Iraq may halt in summer: Despite what the Bush administration has said, troop cuts have always been tied to the logistics of the surge.; Alex Koppelman Jan 31, 2008
John McCain's real war record: On the campaign trail he touts his sharp criticism of Donald Rumsfeld and the Bush administration on Iraq. But a look at McCain's record reveals a different war story.; By Mark Benjamin Jan 17, 2008
McCain owns the Iraq war -- for better or worse: On the stump in Michigan, John McCain campaigns on victory in Iraq. It's a risky strategy, as the recent surge in violence shows.; By Juan Cole Jan 15, 2008
Salon's People of the Year: Sgts. Omar Mora and Yance Gray: Before they died in Iraq, Sgts. Mora and Gray proved that in a democracy, dissent is patriotic, even when it comes from soldiers on the battlefield.; By Michael Scherer Dec 19, 2007
The case of the angry colonel: The Iraq war's top spokesman loves to dash off fiery complaints to bloggers -- unless someone's impersonating him. Do Col. Steven Boylan's claims of identity theft hold water?; By Farhad Manjoo Oct 31, 2007
War or Whac-a-Mole?: The military says al-Qaida in Iraq is down -- which means the Shiite militias are up.; Tim Grieve Oct 22, 2007
Gore for the Nobel? How about Petraeus?: We're pretty sure they're not joking.; Tim Grieve Oct 11, 2007
The dark truth about Blackwater: Outsourcing the war to private military contractors such as Blackwater has shattered the United States' moral authority and its ability to win wars like that in Iraq.; By P.W. Singer Oct 2, 2007
Does a bigger Army mean another Iraq?: Every major presidential candidate, including the Democratic front-runners, wants a much bigger Army. But that means an Army expressly designed to fight another war like this one.; By Mark Benjamin Sep 27, 2007
Number of the Day: The Senate votes overwhelmingly to condemn "personal attacks" on Gen. David Petraeus.; Tim Grieve Sep 20, 2007
Bush's stairway to paradise: Hoping that history will somehow vindicate him, the president has entered a phase of decadent perversity.; By Sidney Blumenthal Sep 20, 2007
The buck stops ... over there: The White House suggests that Petraeus, not Bush, should be held accountable for what happens in Iraq.; Tim Grieve Sep 18, 2007
Petraeus vs. the Pentagon?: When it comes to security in southern Iraq, the assessments don't add up.; Tim Grieve Sep 18, 2007
Backtracking on the drawdown: If war critics aren't celebrating, maybe that's because the "Return on Success" isn't all that.; Tim Grieve Sep 17, 2007
2006 by 2008? Well, maybe not exactly: Or when "pre-surge level" doesn't mean, you know, "pre-surge level."; Tim Grieve Sep 14, 2007
Clinton, Petraeus and MoveOn: Giuliani smells a rat: Memo to the mayor: It's worse than you think.; Tim Grieve Sep 14, 2007
Cherry-picking and sugarcoating: The president announces his "new" new way forward in Iraq.; Tim Grieve Sep 13, 2007
The real reason Bush is withdrawing troops from Iraq: Bush says his troop drawdown is due to the success of the surge, but his own advisors -- including Gen. Petraeus -- have given a very different explanation.; By Alex Koppelman Sep 13, 2007
Republican leader: Iraq is a "small price" to pay: How MoveOn critic John Boehner supports the generals and their troops.; Tim Grieve Sep 13, 2007
How Bush is trying to save face in Iraq: The president is now taking credit for turning Sunni tribes against al-Qaida in Iraq. But two years ago he rejected a Sunni offer to negotiate an end to the violence.; By Sidney Blumenthal Sep 13, 2007
Different general, different war, same words: Westmoreland on Vietnam, Petraeus on Iraq: The full transcript of Gen. William Westmoreland's Nov. 19, 1967, appearance on "Meet the Press" to discuss progress in Vietnam.; Sep 13, 2007

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