Gen. Ray Odierno on Tuesday took command of U.S. forces in Iraq, marking the end to Gen. David Petraeus' tenure, which saw a reversal in the country's rising violence.
Gen. David Petraeus, whose strategy for countering the Iraq insurgency is credited by many with rescuing the country from all-out civil war, stepped aside Tuesday as Gen. Ray Odierno took over as the top American commander of the conflict
The outgoing U.S. commander leaves Iraq better off than the shape in which he found it, but plenty of challenges remain for his successor
Gen. David Petraeus praises U.S. troops in Iraq as having achieved "the stuff of history" in a letter bidding them farewell as he leaves his post as the top American commander there.
By removing just 8,000 troops from Iraq, the President is acknowledging that the fight there isn't yet won
Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to present proposals to cut U.S. troop levels in Iraq to President Bush, along with proposals for beefing up American forces in Afghanistan, according to senior military officials.
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Gen. David Petraeus as the new chief of U.S. Central Command, placing him in charge of American forces in the Middle East and Afghanistan.
Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq who has been nominated to head American forces in the Middle East, said Thursday he hopes to make recommendations for further troop reductions in Iraq before he moves to his new post in September.
Army Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, has been chosen to become chief of U.S. Central Command, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday.
Democrats fear a stay-the-course-in-Iraq signal, but the message to the military is that warfare is changing
Gen. Ray Odierno on Tuesday took command of U.S. forces in Iraq, marking the end to Gen. David Petraeus' tenure, which saw a reversal in the country's rising violence.
Gen. David Petraeus, whose strategy for countering the Iraq insurgency is credited by many with rescuing the country from all-out civil war, stepped aside Tuesday as Gen. Ray Odierno took over as the top American commander of the conflict
The outgoing U.S. commander leaves Iraq better off than the shape in which he found it, but plenty of challenges remain for his successor
Gen. David Petraeus praises U.S. troops in Iraq as having achieved "the stuff of history" in a letter bidding them farewell as he leaves his post as the top American commander there.
By removing just 8,000 troops from Iraq, the President is acknowledging that the fight there isn't yet won
Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to present proposals to cut U.S. troop levels in Iraq to President Bush, along with proposals for beefing up American forces in Afghanistan, according to senior military officials.
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Gen. David Petraeus as the new chief of U.S. Central Command, placing him in charge of American forces in the Middle East and Afghanistan.
Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq who has been nominated to head American forces in the Middle East, said Thursday he hopes to make recommendations for further troop reductions in Iraq before he moves to his new post in September.
Army Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, has been chosen to become chief of U.S. Central Command, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday.
Democrats fear a stay-the-course-in-Iraq signal, but the message to the military is that warfare is changing
Iranian influence on Iraq's ruling parties is a "stark reality," the commander of U.S. troops in Iraq said Thursday, but he said Iranian support for Iraqi Shiite Muslim militias has raised "genuine concern" among leaders in Baghdad.
President Bush on Thursday said "serious and complex challenges" remain in Iraq that will prevent further withdrawals of U.S. troops this summer despite a reduction in violence in the past year.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates appeared Thursday to disagree with President Bush and the top U.S. general in Iraq about when the United States will be able to pull more troops out of Iraq.
A leading Democratic congressman Wednesday challenged the top U.S. general in Iraq to explain why the United States should keep large numbers of troops in that country.
Analysis: The general's testimony revealed some important aspects to US strategy -- and vulnerabilities -- in Iraq
The top U.S. officials in Iraq told Senate committees Tuesday that Iranian agents and weapons are fueling the ongoing strife there and that further U.S. troop withdrawals will have to wait.
Pentagon officials told CNN on Monday they do not expect Gen. David Petraeus to recommend or predict additional U.S. troop cuts in Iraq when he testifies before Congress this week.
America's top general in Iraq has more to brag about than a year ago when he testifies in Senate hearings. But this time he'll have two presidential candidates vying for the spotlight
President Bush is planning to address the nation Thursday morning about the Iraq war, according to sources in the Bush administration and on Capitol Hill.
Senior Democratic senators challenged a new intelligence report's assessment of President Bush's "surge" strategy Friday, saying the troop increase in Iraq has failed to achieve its strategic goals.
The Bush administration plans to announce next week that U.S. soldiers' combat tours will be reduced from 15 months to 12 months
Senior U.S. military officials are preparing to recommend to President Bush a four- to six-week pause in additional troop withdrawals from Iraq after the last of the "surge" brigades leaves in July, CNN has learned.
The top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, said Iran continues to support Iraqi insurgents and Syria is allowing foreign fighters passage into Iraq.
Tours of duty for U.S. soldiers in Iraq may be cut from 15 months to 12 if current improvements in security hold up, the U.S. commander in Iraq said Tuesday.
A pause in the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq after the current reduction is completed in July "makes sense," Defense Secretary Robert Gates told reporters in Baghdad Monday.
Once derided as a white elephant, the U.S. Marine Corps' tilt-rotor aircraft, the V-22 Osprey, is proving its mettle in Iraq, military officials said.
The surge's success has quieted critics, but the war's place in US politics may change as new troop levels are assessed
The U.S. can look back with content on 2007 as the year it put al-Qaeda on the run in Iraq. But Shi'ite militias have consolidated their power and may be a bigger long-term threat
Citing a 60 percent decline in violence in Iraq over the last six months, Gen. David Petraeus said Thursday that maintaining security is easier than establishing it
America's top military commander in Iraq said Thursday violence is down significantly across the country -- 60 percent in the last six months -- but that he's not ready to celebrate.
Although America's top general in Iraq called al Qaeda "the wolf closest to the sled," he said sectarian fighting among militias fueled by Iran could be the biggest long-term challenge for Iraq.
The public editor for The New York Times slammed his employer Sunday in a column, saying the newspaper violated its policies by cutting MoveOn.org a deal on a controversial ad criticizing the top U.S. military commander in Iraq.
A MoveOn.org political advertisement that criticized the top U.S. commander in Iraq was "disgusting," President Bush said Thursday, accusing Democrats of being afraid to criticize the anti-war group.
If he knew then what he knows now, he might have made some different decisions before the start of the Iraq war in 2003, the outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told reporters Friday.
Five days after setting off a political firestorm with an ad in The New York Times attacking the top U.S. commander in Iraq, MoveOn.org has set its sights on President Bush.
When President George W. Bush appointed General David H. Petraeus as head of the U.S. military in Iraq in January 2007, the consensus was that he had picked the best man for the job.
The President tries to rally the country with good news on Iraq, but some Republicans question why he took the risk
Good evening. In the life of all free nations, there come moments that decide the direction of a country and reveal the character of its people.
Iraq is important to U.S. security worldwide because it is "the central front of al Qaeda's global war of terror," Gen. David Petraeus said Wednesday.
Democrats in Congress are going on the offensive Wednesday to force a shift in Iraq policy, the day before President Bush is expected to announce a troop drawdown.
Bush has made Petraeus the arbiter of Iraq policy when it should be set by the President
On his second day of testimony, the general failed to reassure skeptical Senators from both parties
The 2008 presidential campaign and the debate over the U.S. role in Iraq came together Tuesday as five White House hopefuls got a chance to question the Bush administration's top officials in the war effort.
Defending the "surge" of U.S. troops in Iraq and insisting that a stable and democratic society there was still within reach, the top two U.S. officials in the war zone ended their second contentious day of testimony on Capitol Hill Tuesday.
President Bush is expected this week to announce his plans for cutting back U.S. troop numbers in Iraq, a senior administration official said Tuesday.
Gen. David Petraeus' testimony this week on Capitol Hill amounts to little more than a salute to his commander in chief, complains Mel Wilmoth of Oceanside, California.
Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, told Congress on Monday that the troops "surge" in Iraq is improving the security situation in the country.
The 30,000 additional troops deployed to Iraq in January could come home by next July, but further American withdrawals would be "premature," the U.S. commander there told a fractious congressional hearing Monday.
Do Americans trust the top U.S. military commander in Iraq to report what's really going on without making the situation sound better than it is?
The general's appearance before Congress only accentuates the partisan conflicts over the war
Monday's testimony from the top U.S. general in Iraq and the ambassador to Iraq may give Republicans the boost they need to stand strong behind President Bush's policies, analysts said.
Republicans have seized on a liberal advocacy group's print ad attacking Gen. David Petraeus and have called on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to denounce it.
Some people fear complacency; others fear forgetting. Six years away from the fire, how should we mark Sept. 11?
Gen. David Petraeus told Congress on Monday he envisions the withdrawal of roughly 30,000 U.S. combat troops from Iraq
Congress is expected this week to pick apart U.S. military data suggesting attacks and civilian casualties in Baghdad have sharply decreased in recent months.
The top U.S. commander in Iraq will recommend to President Bush that current U.S. troop levels be maintained in Iraq through next spring, according to U.S. military officials.
Like many schoolchildren, members of Congress were back at their desks Tuesday after a summer break. Unlike the students, lawmakers will immediately face major tests: on Iraq, children's health care, a home mortgage crisis and the budget.
U.S. troops fought it out with insurgents over the last 24 hours in and near Tarmiya, one of the many volatile spots on the northern Baghdad outskirts, the military reported Friday.
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
General David Petraeus believes his Iraq strategy is working. But convincing Congress is another story
General Petraeus's drive against Sunni militants has got off to a quickstart. But its success will depend on intelligence
A new approach by American-led forces in Iraq is producing "breathtaking" improvements in security in some areas, says Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. forces in the country, but al Qaeda in Iraq remains well-entrenched in some Baghdad neighborhoods.
Gunmen killed the wife and daughter of the brother of the man known as Chemical Ali, a notorious lieutenant of Saddam Hussein, at the family's home in Tikrit on Thursday, police said.
The top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, told reporters that sectarian murders in Baghdad have been reduced by about one-third since the beginning of the year.
As Democrats ponder their strategy in the face of an inevitable veto of their proposal to withdraw troops from Iraq, President Bush met privately Monday with the top U.S. commander in the war-ravaged nation.
The new commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said Thursday he is assessing how many U.S. troops are needed there.
The new commander of U.S. troops in Iraq has warned that military force alone will not be enough to quell the country's violent insurgency.
Below is a transcript from President Bush's Wednesday news conference with links to key points, as well as links to a selection of topics from the question and answer session:
Lt. Gen. David Petraeus, President Bush's choice to lead coalition ground forces in Iraq, helped write the book on fighting the enemy he'll face there; the U.S. Army's counterinsurgency manual to be specific.
The U.S. commander in charge of training Iraqi forces said on Saturday that progress in developing the troops has been made, but it has proven to be "an extraordinarily tough" environment for all troops -- American and Iraqi.
The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee challenged the Bush administration Sunday over its assertions about the size and capability of the Iraqi security forces.
| Most Viewed | Most Emailed | Top Searches |
Video
Photos
