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Mumbai: Institutional Paranoia And Obama's Foreign Policy
Newshoggers.com — ... , and the new leader of Central Command, Gen. David H. Petraeus. The point is to persuade Pakistan to focus less of its military effort on India, and more on the militants in its lawless tribal regions who are ripping at the soul of Pakistan. ...

Mumbai: Institutional Paranoia And Obama's Foreign Policy
Crooks and Liars — ... , and the new leader of Central Command, Gen. David H. Petraeus. The point is to persuade Pakistan to focus less of its military effort on India, and more on the militants in its lawless tribal regions who are ripping at the soul of Pakistan. ...

Hullabaloo — ... Four days later the general swung into action. He sent a personal note and 15-page briefing packet to David H. Petraeus, the commanding general in Iraq, strongly recommending Defense Solutions and its offer to supply Iraq with 5,000 armored vehicles from Eastern Europe. “No other proposal is quicker, less costly, or more certain to succeed,” he said. ...

NBC News fully embraces the military-industrial-complex at the expense of ethics...
At-Largely — ... , a retired four-star Army general and military analyst for NBC News, to a consulting contract starting June 15, 2007. Four days later the general swung into action. He sent a personal note and 15-page briefing packet to David H. Petraeus , the commanding general in Iraq, strongly recommending Defense Solutions and its offer to supply Iraq with 5,000 armored vehicles from Eastern Europe. “No other proposal is quicker, less costly, or more certain to succeed,” he said. Thus, within days of hiring General McCaffrey, the Defense Solutions sales pitch was in the hands of the ...

The Christmas Gifts Keep Piling Up On The Left
JustOneMinute — ... falls short of the 16-month timetable Mr. Obama outlined during his election campaign, United States military officials said Wednesday. The plan was proposed by the top American commanders responsible for Iraq, Gen. David H. Petraeus and Gen. ...

General Eikenberry (ret.) to Afghanistan - Another Straw In The Wind
JustOneMinute — If the Senate approves General Eikenberry, it would mean that four of the new administration’s most influential voices on Afghanistan policy will be active-duty or retired generals, fueling the concerns of some critics that the Pentagon has too much sway over America’s foreign policy. Gen. David H. Petraeus , the head of the Central Command; Gen. ...

Nineteen Months, Redux
JustOneMinute — ... and would tell an audience of several thousand Marines and their families at Camp Lejeune, N.C., on Friday that he is bringing the current phase of the war to a close in August 2010. Leading Dems are unhappy: Officials said the plan has the support of all of Mr. Obama’s national security team, including Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen , chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , both holdovers from the Bush administration. Gen. David H. Petraeus , the Middle East commander, and Gen. Ray Odierno , the Iraq commander, ...

Afghanistan: What Would Taliban Negotiations Look Like?
Firedoglake — ... Mr. Obama said on the campaign trail last year that the possibility of breaking away some elements of the Taliban “should be explored,” an idea also considered by some military leaders. But now he has started a review of policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan intended to find a new strategy, and he signaled that reconciliation could emerge as an important initiative, mirroring the strategy used by Gen. David H. Petraeus in Iraq. ...

Sending in the Tropps -- By: NRO Staff
The Corner on National Review Online — ... “The situation in Afghanistan is serious, but success is achievable and demands a revised implementation strategy, commitment and resolve, and increased unity of effort,” General McChrystal said in a statement after sending his report to Gen. David H. Petraeus, the commander of all Middle East forces. ...

Petraeus Takes Low Profile in Obama Admin
RealClearPolitics - Homepage — WASHINGTON — Gen. David H. Petraeus , the face of the Iraq troop surge and a favorite of former President George W. Bush , spoke up or was called upon by President Obama “several times” during the big Afghanistan strategy session in the Situation Room last week, one participant says, and will be back for two more meetings this week. But the general’s closest associates say that underneath the surface of good relations, the celebrity commander faces a new reality in Mr. Obama’s White House: He is still at the table, but in a very different seat. No longer does ...

Where's Petraeus? -- By: NRO Staff
The Corner on National Review Online — ... WASHINGTON — Gen. David H. Petraeus, the face of the Iraq troop surge and a favorite of former President ...