...and Afghanistan for the Bush Administration, and came back with reports that were embarrassingly candid. If appointed, he--not David Petraeus--will be the most important (former) general in the Obama Administration, which will help tilt power back toward the...
...Ray Odierno took over the top military post in Iraq from General David Petraeus in September, there was a lot of hand-wringing among folk at defense think tanks in Washington worried that he was the wrong man for the job. They pointed to Odierno's reputation...
...Obama political cover for a gradual reduction of the US forces in Iraq, and would enhance his relationship with Gen David Petraeus, the former US commander in Iraq and now the head of the US Central Command (Centcom) which includes Iraq and Afghanistan. Ever...
...who takes office on Jan. 20. The U.S. military is also reviewing strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, as is Army Gen. David Petraeus, the former U.S. commander in Iraq, now in charge of U.S. forces across the Middle East and into Central and South Asia. ...
...Affairs at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Such ideas would appear to fit well with the doctrines of Gen. David Petraeus, who oversaw a significant improvement in law and order in Iraq. He is now the commander of American forces in the entire region,...
...from the left and above by Barack Obama, whose appeal to her backers unraveled her base. She critiqued the Iraq war and David Petraeus, but he was opposed from the very beginning. She appealed to the young, but he was still younger. She ran as a star, but...
...candy. Although many "Men Of The Year" were accomplished gentlemen who deserve applause, we skipped luminaries like General David Petraeus and Senator Edward Kennedy. Instead, you'll find pictures of Barack Obama, James Franco, Michael Phelps, Leonardo DiCaprio...
...line that things are looking upâa view reinforced by John McCain's campaign claim that we are "on a path to victory." General David Petraeus, however, has been more cautious in his assessment, describing the emerging peace in Iraq as "fragile" and "reversible."...
..."Tell me how this ends," Army Gen. David Petraeus once asked a reporter. At the time, the U.S. military effort in Iraq was mired in futility. Today, he has his answer. The Iraqi Cabinet has approved a proposed security agreement that calls for the withdrawal...
...especially strategically in the current war theaters in Iraq and Afghanistan. Politico notes that keeping Gates may help keep David Petraeus happy and on the job â critical to Obama in the first few months of his administration as he gets up to speed on military...