Larry discusses the testimony of General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker before the Joint House Armed Services/Foreign Affairs Committees with Doyle McManus of the Los Angeles Times, ...

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About a century ago, French statesman Georges Clemenceau said war had become too important to be left to the generals. Now, it seems, the Bush White House has decided the upcoming report on the Iraq ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON - The top U.S. general in Iraq outlined plans Monday for the withdrawal of 30,000 troops by next summer, drawing praise from the White House but a chilly reception from anti-war Democrats.

Gen. David Petraeus, who is scheduled to brief Congress in two weeks on the progress in Iraq, assured lawmakers this week that the administration is not involved in the writing of his report, ...

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 ...

April 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress next Tuesday and Wednesday will receive a much-anticipated report on the state of the war in Iraq from the U.S. commander on the ground, Gen. David Petraeus.

This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne. STEVE INSKEEP, Host: And I'm Steve Inskeep. Even before he got the job as commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus promised to provide an ...