http://dir.salon.com/topics/david_petraeus/?source=rss&aim=david_petraeus en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT By Laura Miller Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/03/11/kilcullen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/03/11/kilcullen/index.html?source=rss Ex-Petraeus advisor David Kilcullen warns that if Western forces aren't willing to stick around in Iraq and Afghanistan, extremists will continue turning the locals into weapons. By Joan Walsh Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/02/18/thomas_ricks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/02/18/thomas_ricks/index.html?source=rss Democrats fought the surge and the surge -- sort of -- won. Now what do we do in Iraq? By Gabriel Winant Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/10/10/petraeus_thugs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/10/10/petraeus_thugs/index.html?source=rss Imagine the stink if anyone with less military credibility than Gen. David Petraeus -- or worse, a Democrat -- had described American soldiers this way? By Joe Conason Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/07/25/mccain_and_iraq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/07/25/mccain_and_iraq/index.html?source=rss Even military leaders involved in last year's troop escalation agree that the prospect of U.S. withdrawal is the main reason violence has ebbed. By Gareth Porter Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/06/grenade_launchers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/06/grenade_launchers/index.html?source=rss Bush officials claim that Iran has supplied grenade launchers to Iraqi militants -- but the real source of the weapons is U.S. negligence. By Alex Koppelman Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/09/08/woodward/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/09/08/woodward/index.html?source=rss George W. Bush says that when it comes to Iraq, we should listen to the generals, not the politicians -- easy for him to say, considering he picks and chooses which generals to listen to. By Mark Benjamin Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/17/iraq_plan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/17/iraq_plan/index.html?source=rss 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 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/09/petraeus_crocker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/09/petraeus_crocker/index.html?source=rss The top U.S. general gave Congress an upbeat assessment of the war Tuesday. Here's the reality behind the rhetoric. By Gary Kamiya Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/04/08/petraeus_iran/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/04/08/petraeus_iran/index.html?source=rss 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 Alex Koppelman Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/03/25/iraq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/03/25/iraq/index.html?source=rss The New York Times reports that the U.S. commander in Iraq has recommended that the president wait to decide about further withdrawals. By Alex Koppelman Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/01/31/troop_cuts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/01/31/troop_cuts/index.html?source=rss Despite what the Bush administration has said, troop cuts have always been tied to the logistics of the surge. By Mark Benjamin Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/17/mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/17/mccain/index.html?source=rss 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 Juan Cole Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/15/mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/15/mccain/index.html?source=rss 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 Michael Scherer Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/12/19/person_of_the_year/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/12/19/person_of_the_year/index.html?source=rss 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 Farhad Manjoo Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/31/boylan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/31/boylan/index.html?source=rss 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 Tim Grieve Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/10/22/war/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/10/22/war/index.html?source=rss The military says al-Qaida in Iraq is down -- which means the Shiite militias are up. By Tim Grieve Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/10/11/nobel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/10/11/nobel/index.html?source=rss We're pretty sure they're not joking. By P.W. Singer Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/02/blackwater/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/02/blackwater/index.html?source=rss 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 Mark Benjamin Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/27/bigger_army/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/27/bigger_army/index.html?source=rss 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 Tim Grieve Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/09/20/condemn/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/09/20/condemn/index.html?source=rss The Senate votes overwhelmingly to condemn "personal attacks" on Gen. David Petraeus. By Sidney Blumenthal Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/09/20/bush_draper/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/09/20/bush_draper/index.html?source=rss Hoping that history will somehow vindicate him, the president has entered a phase of decadent perversity. By Tim Grieve Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/09/18/perino/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/09/18/perino/index.html?source=rss The White House suggests that Petraeus, not Bush, should be held accountable for what happens in Iraq. By Tim Grieve Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/09/18/iraq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/09/18/iraq/index.html?source=rss When it comes to security in southern Iraq, the assessments don't add up. By Tim Grieve Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/09/17/draw_down/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/09/17/draw_down/index.html?source=rss If war critics aren't celebrating, maybe that's because the "Return on Success" isn't all that. By Tim Grieve Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/09/14/unsurge/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/09/14/unsurge/index.html?source=rss Or when "pre-surge level" doesn't mean, you know, "pre-surge level."