Petraeus under fire as defends Iraq strategy
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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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Analysis: Shi'ites and Sunnis accuse the U.S. of deliberately failing to protect them from each other, as raging violence mocks the idea that Iraqis are almost ready handle their own security
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Slate: "Republican Senator John Warner asked General David Petraeus whether the current strategy in Iraq 'will make America safer.'" Petraeus: "I believe that this is indeed the best course of action to achieve our objectives in Iraq." Warner repeated: "Does that make America safer?" Petraeus: "I don't know, actually."
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Iraq's deputy prime minister on Friday defended his government's progress in establishing security and ending political infighting, and warned that an early U.S. troop pullout would be disastrous for his country.
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Iraq's embattled prime minister defended his government Sunday against American critics, saying they underestimate the problems facing this country and fail to appreciate his achievements "such as stopping the civil and sectarian war."
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BAGHDAD, March 8 -- Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, said Thursday that he would examine "some months" from now whether to seek an extension of the administration's troop increase and that he had no plans "right now" to request additional forces.
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The Senate majority leader took aim yesterday at the top U.S. commander in Iraq, who until now has received little criticism from Capitol Hill over his statements or performance.
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Iraqâs ambassador to the United States backs the Petraeus plan, calls for Iran to âstop interferingâ in his countryâs affairsâand expects a continued American presence there for a long time to come.
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Gen. David H. Petraeus, who will testify before Congress today, has recommended deferring decisions on reducing the main body of troops in Iraq.
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The top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, faced a tough challenge on Tuesday from both Republicans skeptical about war strategy and Democrats who want a swifter withdrawal of American troops
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LONDON -- Political opponents of Prime Minister Tony Blair launched a renewed attack on his handling of the Iraq conflict yesterday, as British soldiers prepared to move deeper into the country to support US troops.
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Political opponents of Prime Minister Tony Blair launched a renewed attack on his handling of the Iraq conflict Sunday, as British soldiers prepared to move deeper into the country to support U.S. troops.
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A US commander in Iraq warns against early troop withdrawals, despite growing calls for a pullout.
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Sunni and Shi'ite political leaders in Iraq clashed publicly on Sunday over U.S. allegations a bodyguard for a top Sunni politician may have plotted an al Qaeda suicide attack on the vast Green Zone government compound.
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In an internal assessment given to Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, a senior intelligence analyst and a military planner for the U.S. command in Baghdad call for shifting U.S. strategy in Iraq away from counterinsurgency and toward peace enforcement, and they suggest that the Shiite-led ruling coalition...
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Iraq has pulled back from the brink of civil war, but recent security gains are fragile and still reversible, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, said on Saturday.
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An upcoming report by Gen. David Petraeus on the results of President George W. Bush's troop build-up in Iraq is likely to offer plenty of firepower for both sides to debate in the U.S. presidential campaign.