The Senate voted to confirm General David Petraeus as Commander of CentCom by a vote of 95-2. The near-unanimous vote of confidence is rather surprising, given the doubts expressed about Petraeus by ...

Challenged by a congressman to "be honest" about how long American troops might have to fight in Afghanistan, Army Gen. David Petraeus revealed that he has a ...

ABC News' Martha Raddatz asks Petraeus about Koran, Afghan War, troop drawdown. AFGHANISTAN, Sept. 14, 2010— -- Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent ABC News' Martha Raddatz interviewed ...

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 ...

President Obama’s announcement tonight that he would be withdrawing 33,000 troops from Afghanistan within the next year may come as good news to many who wish to see an end to the conflict, but the ...

Former CIA Director General Petraeus told CNBC it was good that European nations had received a wake-up call to look after their future defense and security.

It’s tempting to view the sex scandal surrounding retired Army Gen. David Petraeus through a religious lens. After all, most faiths forbid adultery, and even before his fall from grace, some Pentagon ...

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 ...

Petraeus said he is volunteering for a pay cut after a salary publicity mess. Former CIA director and retired four-star general General David Petraeus applauds as he makes his first public speech ...

The world is in for “exciting times” following the inauguration of Donald Trump on Jan. 20, decorated U.S. Army general David Petraeus said during remarks in Salt Lake City on Friday. During ...

The White House on Tuesday declined to comment on whether Retired Gen. David Petraeus would be a good pick as President-elect Trump’s secretary of state, or any other position. White House spokesman ...

Editor’s Note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America, a professor of practice at Arizona State University, and the host of the Audible podcast “In the Room,” ...