Fri. July 25, 2008
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TPM
July 25, 2008
... consistently never sat down and had a briefing with General Petraeus, our commander there, would rather lose a war than a political campaign. ...
NeoConstant Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs
July 25, 2008
Through most of 2005 and into early 2006, General David Petraeus, mastermind of the "surge", after having served as division commander of the 101st Airborne ...
Columbus Dispatch
July 25, 2008
So here he goes to
Iraq for only the second time in 900 days, for the first time he asks for a briefing with
General Petraeus, and he announces before he ...
Economist
July 24, 2008
Many
American military commanders, including Michael Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and
General Petraeus, worry that a 16-month timetable may ...
MSNBC
July 24, 2008
(Asked by a Democratic lawmaker a while back why there weren't more Democrats in the military, General Petraeus smiled slyly and said 'there are more than ...
FOXNews
July 24, 2008
The first time he ever asked for a sit down with General Petraeus and received a briefing from him," McCain continued, "First time ever and made his policy ...
Hindu
July 24, 2008
... General David Petraeus, over Mr. Obama's proposed pull-out of troops. Mr. Obama said Gen. Petraeus wanted to retain flexibility but Mr. Obama insisted ...
Raw Story
July 24, 2008
Obama acknowledged while in
Iraq that
General Petraeus has concerns about his plan to withdraw of all combat forces from Iraq within 16 months, ...
CBS News
July 24, 2008
"Later on, there were additional troops, and
General Petraeus said that the surge would not have worked, and the
Anbar Awakening would not have taken place, ...
Atlantic Online
July 24, 2008
And then of course, later on, there were additional troops, and
General Petraeus said that the surge would not have worked, and the
Anbar Awakening would ...
Christian Science Monitor
July 24, 2008
Seattle Times
July 23, 2008
"But keep in mind, for example, one of Gen. Petraeus' responsibilities is not to think about how could we be using some of that $10 billion a month to shore ...
Blogger News Network
July 23, 2008
Although admitting that there has been success with General Petraeus's well led surge, he failed to recognize the political success gained with the newly ...
The Young Turks
July 23, 2008
If
General Petraeus, or
Senator McCain for that matter, are aware of some risk-free course of action in
Iraq I think we would all very much like to hear it. ...
Washington Post
July 23, 2008
It would also be conditioned on the readiness of
Iraqi forces, the same linkage that Gen. Petraeus seeks. As Mr. Obama put it, Mr.
Maliki "wants some ...
CBS News
July 23, 2008
Dallas Morning News
July 23, 2008
"But ... one of Gen. Petraeus' responsibilities is not to think about how could we be using some of that $10 billion a month to shore up a
US economy that ...
New York Times
July 23, 2008
Mr. Obama was scheduled to meet again with
General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker later Monday, the official said. In
the United States, Mr. Obama's rival ...
Newsweek
July 22, 2008
If the commanders, especially Gen. Petraeus, told him this wasn't the right time to leave
Iraq, would he ignore them? "In his role as commander on the ...
Irish Times
July 22, 2008
Mr Obama acknowledged that the general opposed his proposal for setting a timetable to withdraw
US troops from
Iraq. "There's no doubt that
General Petraeus ...
San Diego Union Tribune
July 22, 2008
I think it's kind of cool that this spring, Gen. Petraeus took time out to play Nintendo Wii at an
Iraq USO with
soldiers, one of whom got this memorable ...
Atlantic Online
July 22, 2008
Thanks to
General Petraeus, our leadership, and the sacrifice of brave young
Americans. I mean, to deny that their sacrifice didn't make possible the ...
CBS News
July 22, 2008
New York Times
July 22, 2008
General Petraeus met briefly with Mr. Obama when he arrived at the
Baghdad airport, and they flew by helicopter to the
Green Zone, where the American ...
Times Online
July 22, 2008
Mr Obama admitted yesterday that he and
General Petraeus disagreed over his plan for a timetabled withdrawal of
American troops and that if elected he would ...
MarketWatch
July 22, 2008
And obviously, this is not a hypothetical; General Petraeus is still the President's commander and he obviously deals with him on a regular basis. ...
New York Times
July 22, 2008
"He refuses to credit General Petraeus and General Odierno for their leadership, he disparages their strategic judgment, and trumpets his own," Mr. ...
KELOLAND TV
July 21, 2008
Republican presumptive nominee
John McCain chided Obama for taking a stand before he had even seen
Iraq or
General Petraeus. Meanwhile, forget General ...
