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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. Gen. David Petraeus said the move could be ...

Andreas Jeninga/The Hoya Maj. Gen. David Petraeus, commander of the invasion of Northern Iraq, spoke on Monday. Major General David Petraeus, former commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division, ...

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Senate Armed Services Committee will each hold hearings with US Armed Forces Commander in Iraq General David Petraeus and US Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker ...

Gen. David Petraeus said he is aware Americans want to withdraw from Iraq. July 31, 2007 — -- Many Americans have said they want the United States to withdraw troops from Iraq. In fact, a July 21 ...

Top coalition commander won't predict timetable for war. April 27, 2007— -- Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of coalition forces in Iraq, has been making the rounds in Washington this week, ...

Lt. Gen. David H. Petraeus, who is President Bush's choice to become the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, posed a riddle during the initial march to Baghdad four years ago that now becomes his own ...

BAGHDAD, IRAQ — Standing beneath a shimmering crystal chandelier in one of Saddam Hussein's opulent former palaces, Gen. David Petraeus took command of the tens of thousands of U.S. troops in Iraq and ...

Army Gen. David Petraeus commands U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. One big challenge is fighting insurgents within a civilian population. Petraeus talks with Steve Inskeep about last month's ...

General David Petraeus will take over for General Stanley McChrystal as the commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. Petraeus is stepping down from his role as the ...