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CONFLICTS / NEWS Thu May 22, 2008 @ 8:19am neoform

MSNBC -- Army Gen. David Petraeus, who is to assume control of U.S. forces in the Middle East, said that a continued U.S. presence in Iraq is more likely to blunt, rather than inflame, Iran's growing influence in the region. In a 46-page question-and-answer doc.. Read More

CONFLICTS / NEWS Tue Apr 8, 2008 @ 8:18am neoform

MSNBC -- Petraeus' testimony marks his second time before Congress since he took over the Iraq war effort in early 2007. The four-star general also meets with Bush to advise on a possible delay in drawing down American forces below the 140,000-troop level for the.. Read More

CONFLICTS / NEWS Fri Dec 21, 2007 @ 8:20am neoform

BBC News -- The top US military commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, has described the recent fall in violence in Iraq as a "significant accomplishment". Violence in the country has fallen to its lowest in two-and-a-half years, he told the BBC, but said he w.. Read More

CONFLICTS / NEWS Wed Sep 19, 2007 @ 8:22am neoform

MSNBC -- Polls show Gen. David Petraeus’ report to Congress and President Bush’s nationally televised address have had little impact on Americans’ distaste for the Iraq war and their desire to withdraw U.S. troops. Petraeus, America’s top commander in I.. Read More

CONFLICTS / OPINION Sat Sep 8, 2007 @ 1:48pm neoform

Guardian Unlimited -- Two decades ago, General David Petraeus, the man charged with winning America's second war in Iraq, wrote a thesis for his PhD in international relations at Princeton. Its 328 pages were an intense study of the legacies of a war that had stretched the.. Read More

CONFLICTS / NEWS Wed Aug 15, 2007 @ 3:52pm neoform

CNN -- The top American commander in Iraq said Wednesday he was preparing recommendations on troop cuts and believes the U.S. footprint in Iraq will have to be "a good bit smaller" by next summer. But Gen. David Petraeus cautioned against a quick or significant.. Read More

CONFLICTS / NEWS Sat May 19, 2007 @ 7:34pm neoform

BBC News -- The commander of US forces in Iraq, Gen David Petraeus, has said he knows who captured three US soldiers, who have been missing since last Saturday. In an interview with the military newspaper Army Times, he said the kidnappers were linked to al-Qaeda... Read More

CONFLICTS / NEWS Wed Apr 25, 2007 @ 10:45pm neoform

CNN -- The top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, told reporters Wednesday that sectarian murders in Baghdad have been reduced by about one-third since the beginning of the year. "That is an important development, because sectarian murders can be a.. Read More

CONFLICTS / OPINION Sat Feb 24, 2007 @ 10:39pm neoform

MSNBC -- The Petraeus plan will have U.S. forces deployed in Iraq for years to come. Does anybody running for president realize that? The British are leaving, the Iraqis are failing and the Americans are staying—and we’re going to be there a lot longer than.. Read More

CONFLICTS / NEWS Mon Sep 10, 2007 @ 8:18am neoform

SF Gate -- The top American commander in Iraq has recommended that decisions on the contentious issue of reducing the main body of the American troops in Iraq be put off for six months, American officials said on Sunday. Gen. David Petraeus, whose long-awaited te.. Read More

CONFLICTS / NEWS Fri Sep 7, 2007 @ 8:20am neoform

BBC News -- The most senior US commander in Iraq is considering cutting soldier numbers by about 4,000, media reports say. General David Petraeus may withdraw one brigade if it does not threaten "recent gains" made by US forces since the troop surge, senior US off.. Read More

CONFLICTS / NEWS Wed Aug 15, 2007 @ 3:54pm neoform

USA Today -- The top American commander in Iraq said Wednesday he was preparing recommendations on troop reductions before he returns to Washington next month for a report to Congress and understood that the U.S. footprint in Iraq would have to be "a good bit smaller".. Read More

CONFLICTS / NEWS Thu Jun 7, 2007 @ 9:00pm neoform

CNN -- 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 neighborh.. Read More