David Petraeus

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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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
War or Whac-a-Mole?
The military says al-Qaida in Iraq is down -- which means the Shiite militias are up.
Gore for the Nobel? How about Petraeus?
We're pretty sure they're not joking.
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.
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.
Number of the Day
The Senate votes overwhelmingly to condemn "personal attacks" on Gen. David Petraeus.
Bush's stairway to paradise
Hoping that history will somehow vindicate him, the president has entered a phase of decadent perversity.
The buck stops ... over there
The White House suggests that Petraeus, not Bush, should be held accountable for what happens in Iraq.
Petraeus vs. the Pentagon?
When it comes to security in southern Iraq, the assessments don't add up.
Backtracking on the drawdown
If war critics aren't celebrating, maybe that's because the "Return on Success" isn't all that.
2006 by 2008? Well, maybe not exactly
Or when "pre-surge level" doesn't mean, you know, "pre-surge level."
Clinton, Petraeus and MoveOn: Giuliani smells a rat
Memo to the mayor: It's worse than you think.
Cherry-picking and sugarcoating
The president announces his "new" new way forward in Iraq.
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.
Republican leader: Iraq is a "small price" to pay
How MoveOn critic John Boehner supports the generals and their troops.
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.
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.
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