corner.nationalreview.com - 11/28/2008
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There is some controversy in regard to the recent Rumsfeld NY Times op-ed about the surge, namely suggestions by some that Rumsfeld in Johnny-come-lately fashion was seemingly trying to take credit for the success of the surge, by citing in his essay his own support, as his tenure ended, for the ...
topics.nytimes.com - 11/28/2008
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topics.nytimes.com —
On a second tour, he was assigned to
train a new Iraqi army a problem that...
has vexed the United States since the army was disbanded in the occupation's early days. While Iraqi forces grew during this time, they continued to lag in capability. In ...
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David H. Petraeus News - The New York Times
topics.nytimes.com - 11/25/2008
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topics.nytimes.com —
Gen. James L. Jones, a former commander of
all NATO forces, is being considered for a number...
of top foreign policy jobs in the Obama administration: secretary of state, secretary of defense or national security adviser. General Jones combines a ...
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James L. Jones News - The New York Times
commentarymagazine.com - 12/1/2008
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commentarymagazine.com —
BAGHDAD – For the past two weeks I’ve
been embedded with the United States Army in Baghdad,...
and I find myself unable to figure out what to make of this place. Baghdad, despite the remarkable success of the surge, is as mind-bogglingly run-down ...
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What’s Next in Iraq
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michaelyon-online.com 11/25/2008 — On November 13th I covered a mission in south Baghdad with soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division. General Petraeus once told me during the height of the fighting, back when violence was the lingua franca and victory was very much in question, that ...
Down with Barriers, Up with Iraq
pajamasmedia.com 11/25/2008 — Once it was impossible to keep track of all the bloodshed. Now it's impossible to keep track of all the progress.
Generals Seek to Reverse Obama Withdrawal Decision
antiwar.com 2/12/2009 — Excerpt: CENTCOM commander Gen. David Petraeus, supported by Defense Secretary Robert Gates, tried to convince President Barack Obama that he had to back down from his campaign pledge to withdraw all U.S. combat troops from Iraq within 16 months at an ...
Petraeus Leaked Misleading Story on Pullout Plans
antiwar.com 2/12/2009 — Excerpt: The political maneuvering between President Barack Obama and his top field commanders over withdrawal from Iraq has taken a sudden new turn with the leak by CENTCOM commander Gen. David Petraeus -- and a firm denial by a White House official ...
Counties To Watch: Florida, Virginia, Ohio
marcambinder.theatlantic.com 11/2/2008 — There are dozens of way to skin a state on election night, but only some of the data is relevant. What's the largest county in a state by population? What was the Democratic margin there? (These large counties are almost always won by the ...
Winter
mudvillegazette.com 11/18/2008 — Some very predictable (and unfortunate) reactions to military victory in Iraq . Imagine the surprise so many of these people would feel if they discovered the war was won a year ago. I don't think we need to worry about that, however - most of these ...
Iraq Coup? Never Mind.
swampland.blogs.time.com 12/20/2008 — The New York Times reports today that the vast "conspiracy" and possible "coup attempt" that caused the arrest of 24 officials at Iraq's Ministry of Interior was just a bit of political rough-housing, Mesopotamian-style. The officials have been ...
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