Speculation Surrounds Petraeus's Next Job, Potential Successors
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When Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, meets with influential Iraqi leaders, he is often accompanied by a key deputy: Lt. Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, who leads secretive U.S. Special Operations units working in Iraq.
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Adm. Michael G. Mullen, the Bush administration's choice to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is deeply concerned that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are straining the U.S. military and he probably would seek political solutions to those conflicts, according to longtime...
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A new approach by American-led forces in Iraq is producing "breathtaking" improvements in security in some areas, says Lt. Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. forces in the country, but al Qaeda in Iraq remains well-entrenched in some Baghdad neighborhoods.
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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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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.
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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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The new U.S. military commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, warned on Saturday that failure to stabilize the country would condemn Iraq to continued civil strife.
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BAGHDAD -- Mercurial Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr once again has everyone guessing about his next move.
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What Bush's surprise visit to Iraq tells us about Petraeus's upcoming report to Congress
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President Bush said he nominated Robert Gates to be his next secretary of defense to provide a "fresh perspective" on Iraq, but it's not clear how the former CIA chief will influence administration policy on the war.
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With sentiment growing that Iraq's Prime Minister needs to be replaced, the potential successors inspire little confidence
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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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Speculation swirled about Washington Thursday over the future makeup of President Bush&#39;s Cabinet, with reports indicating Attorney General John Ashcroft is likely to leave the administration soon.
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The U.S. military's top general said Monday that the Joint Chiefs of Staff is weighing a range of possible new directions in Iraq, including, if President Bush deems it necessary, an even bigger troop buildup.
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'Surge' may be reversed by next March, says America's leading military commander in Iraq.
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WASHINGTON - The president has another vacancy to fill in his cabinet. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge is stepping down. Tom Ridge says it was a difficult decision, but he says -- for now -- he wants
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To little notice, the Defense secretaryÂ  has gotten his way on Iraq, and possibly on Iran. Now, Gates is about to appoint a former top Clinton official to prove he means business.