Army Lieutenant General David Petraeus is President Bush's choice to lead his new plan for Iraq which includes a surge of 21,000 more U.S. troops to the Persian Gulf.
The commander of the U.S. Central Command says a decision is near on sending more American forces to Afghanistan. Gen. David Petraeus spoke to CNN on Wednesday shortly before heading into a meeting with President Barack Obama and his war council about a new strategy in the 9-year-old Afghan conflict. Petraeus said the question of an increase in troops would be discussed at the meeting. He said, "I think we are indeed nearing a decision on this very important topic." The White House says that... Read Full Story
The head of the U.S. Central Command said Friday the nation needs a new generation of civilian "world changers" who can help bolster the troubled economy, fix the health care crisis and tackle other pressing challenges in the future. "Now, more than ever, our nation needs leaders and world changers in its civilian ranks," Army Gen. David Petraeus said during a commencement speech for the 38 graduates of Georgia Gwinnett College, a suburban Atlanta liberal arts school that opened in 2006... Read Full Story
The official Yemeni news agency says the top U.S. commander in the Middle East is pledging American support to fight terrorism in the troubled Arabian peninsula country. Gen. David Petraeus met Sunday with President Ali Abdellah Saleh. The news agency, Saba, quoting a presidential statement, said Petraeus assured Saleh of U.S. support "to enhance security and stability" in Yemen and in the whole region. Saleh is facing a vigorous southern secessionist movement and a tribal Shiite rebellion... Read Full Story
Here is how this is supposed to work. Our United States commanders on the ground in a war zone will tell the president when it will be okay to start troop withdrawal in a time of war. It is not up to politicians sitting at home to tell the president how to run the war and pass timetable for defeat just for political gain. These same politicians, if they felt strongly about it, could simply cut off the money to fund the war. They won’t, they are afraid to. So instead they have tried 41... Read Full Story
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The top U.S. military commander in Iraq testified Tuesday that troop levels there should return to "pre-surge" levels this summer, but the military should gauge conditions before making further decisions. There has been "significant but uneven progress," Petraeus said, but recent violence shows the progress is "fragile and reversible." "The situation in certain areas is still unsatisfactory and innumerable challenges remain," he said. http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04... Read Full Story
Too bad Democrats keep skipping the General's briefings, or maybe some common sense could have been shoved down their throats. Every couple of years under every administration some idiot in Washington makes a public statement, or proposes a measure to "remind" the military and intelligence communities that what they say can be used by our enemies. This usually happens after some politician leaks classified information to the media which compromises the lives of those in the field. Of course... Read Full Story
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Attention All Vets! ( Including my Mom and Step-Dad who served in the U.S. Army.) Thank you for keeping us safe. Check out the clip below of General David Petraeus ( Army ) giving a shout-out to our Nations' Armed Forces. Sources: Youtube, Birmingham Public Library, Politics off the gridSubscribe to my feed
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Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. military commander in the Middle East, was treated for early-stage prostrate cancer, said a statement from his office.
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ISLAMABAD: Commander United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) General David H. Petraeus called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani at General Headquarters on Wednesday.
The visiting dignitary remained with the Chief of Army Staff for some time and discussed the matters of professional interest. Read Full Story
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