Ex-Pentagon official defends Iraq stance
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A former Pentagon official on Sunday defended his prewar assessment of a relationship between Iraq and al-Qaida, calling it a much-needed critique of the CIA's intelligence on the subject.
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As befits an ex-spymaster, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has given away little about his views on Iraq strategy, while being praised for openness.
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The top U.S. commander in Iraq defended his record on Thursday after scathing criticism in Congress, declaring he had laid the foundations for success and his strategy had made progress in a tough environment.
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The top U.S. commander in Iraq  defended his record on Thursday in the face of strong criticism  from Sen. John McCain, a Republican presidential contender in  2008.
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White House officials today found themselves explaining recent remarks by the former top American administrator in Iraq.
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The top U.S. commander in Iraq Gen. David Petraeus came under fire on Tuesday from Republicans skeptical about war strategy as well as Democrats who have demanded a swifter withdrawal of American troops
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A former Iraqi foreign minister and deputy prime minister testified for the defense in Saddam Hussein&#039;s trial, saying the regime had to strike back with a crackdown on a Shiite town after a 1982 assassination attempt on the former Iraqi leader.
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WASHINGTON - A former Senate Intelligence Committee chairman asserted Sunday that the general who ran the war in Afghanistan said more than a year before the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq that his resources were being shifted in preparation for taking on Saddam Hussein.    Sen...
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The former U.S. commander in Iraq issued an urgent plea to the Pentagon last winter for supplies, saying he was "unable to sustain readiness." In a memo obtained by the Washington Post, Army Lt.-Gen. Ricardo ...
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The Pentagon appoints a retired general to review its Iraq operations, amid growing concern about security.
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The government renewed its defense of its decision to join the US-led invasion of Iraq, despite a US report which says former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had no weapons of mass destruction.
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A senior Democratic senator released a report alleging that the US Pentagon exaggerated the military risks posed by Iraq before the US-led war there to support a decision already taken by the White House to invade the country.
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The former US commander in Iraq issued an urgent plea to the Pentagon last winter for supplies, saying he was &quot;unable to sustain readiness.
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The former U.S. occupation chief in Iraq on Tuesday defended the way he haphazardly doled out billions of dollars in Iraqi funds after the U.S. invasion as Democrats began a two-year effort to scrutinize fraud, waste and abuse under the Bush administration.
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A resolution demanding the   resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld after he   compared Iraq war critics to Nazi appeasers has strong support   among U.S. Senate Democrats, a senior Democrat said on Sunday.
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WASHINGTON -- Colin L. Powell, the former secretary of state, cast doubt yesterday on the feasibility of a plan to send tens of thousands more US troops to Iraq, and Senator Edward M. Kennedy and other Democrats vowed to oppose the idea.
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Army Gen. David Petraeus, the top  U.S. commander in Iraq, faced criticism from a Democratic  presidential contender on Tuesday over America&#39;s war strategy.