Petraeus Returns to War That Is Now His Own
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He sat absolutely still as members of Congress discussed his credibility and patriotism. His face did not twitch. He did not nod or frown or smile. Not a single muscle moved. He was as impassive as a boot-camp recruit resisting a drill sergeant's provocations.
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MANHATTAN, Kan., Sept. 11 -- Rancher Ralph Brooks sat in a barber chair and defined a quandary that Gen. David H. Petraeus hoped to resolve during his much-anticipated testimony to Congress.
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General Petraeus's drive against Sunni militants has got off to a much quicker start than past ones. But its success will depend on intelligence
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After nearly seven months rigging convoys for runs through the desert around this remote base in western Iraq, Lance Cpl. Bobby Elsworth was hoping that returning to his home camp in southern Japan would mean an easier life.
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BAGHDAD  - Nearly 1,500 people have returned to the former rebel stronghold of Fallujah since the US military and Iraqi government started to welcome back the inhabitants of the war-torn city, the US marines said.
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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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Bush has made Petraeus the arbiter of Iraq policy when it should be set by the President
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General David Petraeus believes his Iraq strategy is slowly making progress. But as Joe Klein reports from Baghdad, convincing a skeptical congress is another story
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On Fox's series, you'll return to the do-or-die post-9/11 battle that has been all but forgotten since the war in Iraq.
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American forces have been confounded by insurgents who have slipped away only to fight another day.
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BAGHDAD -- When Specialist Matthew Curll left basic training for Iraq nearly a year ago, he traded a bland diet of MREs for burgers, pie, and Fudgsicles.
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Life returns slowly to normal in the battered Iraqi city after a huge US-led operation to wrest control from insurgents.
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When Sgt. Jose Bermudez returned from Iraq early this year, he came home to a new baby and a troubled marriage.
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If Gen. David H. Petraeus has his way, tens of thousands of U.S. troops will be in Iraq for years to come.
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Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Sistani, the great Shia marjaâ taqlid (source of emulation) based in Najaf, returned to the city last Thursday in order to resume his pivotal role in resolving the Najaf crisis.
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Gen. David H. Petraeus said that by next summer the U.S. should be able to reduce its troop strength in Iraq to the level it was at before the recent increase.
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The Japanese island of Iwo Jima, scene of a fierce World War II battle, regains its original name.