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Gen. George Casey stories: 8 news summaries
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Lieberman to probe Fort Hood shootings as 'attack' on US troops

Nov 8, 09 12:03 PM CST
(Newser) - President Obama would do well to give Stanley McChrystal more troops in Afghanistan, Army chief of staff George Casey said on Meet the Press today. "We have already made progress, and I would look for that progress to continue,” Casey said, without saying how many troops he thought... More »

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Afghanistan • Joe Lieberman • health care reform • Gen. George Casey • Afghanistan war • Michael Steele • Sunday morning talk shows • Bob McDonnell • Fort Hood shooting

Army Sends 'John Doe'
Letter to Slain Soldiers' Kin

Gen. Casey writes apology to 7,000

Jan 7, 09 7:05 PM CST
(Newser) - The Army had good intentions in mind when it sent a letter to families of soldiers killed in Iraq to inform them of available services. Problem is, the letters to ease the most personal of sacrifices all began the same way: "Dear John Doe." Now Army chief of... More »

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US Army • apology • Gen. George Casey • soldiers' families

Bush Pulled Rank on Military Over Surge

Joint Chiefs were pushed aside, new Woodward book says

Sep 8, 08 3:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the months leading up to the Iraq surge, President Bush faced a revolt by frustrated Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Washington Post’s Bob Woodward writes in a new book, The War Within. Bush dumped the military leaders’ advice as Iraq spun out of control in fall of 2006,... More »

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military • Peter Pace • Joint Chiefs of Staff • David Petraeus • Bob Woodward • surge • Gen. George Casey • Iraq war • George W. Bush

 US 'Spied on Iraqi Leaders'

Woodward book reveals finds 'detached' Bush 'often failed to lead' on Iraq

Sep 5, 08 4:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Bush administration conducted an extensive spying operation on Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other Iraqi leaders even while seeking to win their trust, according to a new book from the Washington Post's Bob Woodward. The book portrays an administration hamstrung by indecision as its Iraq strategy fell apart in... More »

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Iraq • Bush administration • Donald Rumsfeld • Nouri al-Maliki • Bob Woodward • spying • Gen. George Casey • Iraq war

 Combat Tours to Be Cut 

Tours of duty to be cut back to 12 months; Congress to hear troop cut proposals

Apr 5, 08 5:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan are to have their combat tours cut from 15 months to 12 beginning late this summer. The White House plans a formal announcement next week, an insider told the AP. Tours were lengthened last year to boost troop levels in Iraq, and the Army... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • Robert Gates • David Petraeus • deployment • US military • troop withdrawal • US Army • Gen. George Casey

Army to Shorten Combat Tours

Three years between deployments

Feb 27, 08 7:40 AM CST
(Newser) - The Pentagon aims to trim tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan from 15 months to a year with an eventual three years between deployments, the Army's top general told the Senate Committee on Armed Services yesterday. The change will be made after the military reduces troop levels this summer,... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • Pentagon • Robert Gates • David Petraeus • Carl Levin • drawdown • Gen. George Casey • troop levels • deployments • Senate Armed Services Committee

Iraq Tours to Cut by 3 Months This Summer

Top Army general
plans to return to
yearlong stints





Feb 20, 08 10:34 AM CST
(Newser) - American soldiers deployed to Iraq this summer will likely serve shorter tours, the AP reports. Soldiers at war today are serving 15 months and coming home for a year before going back to Iraq for another tour. War tours are expected to be shortened to 12 months for units leaving... More »

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Iraq • troop surge • deployment • US troops • troop withdrawal • US Army • Gen. George Casey • Marine • Iraq war

Army Seeks to Shorten Tours

As security improves, military leaders push
to cut 15-month tours
to 12 by summer

Dec 9, 07 1:02 PM CST
(Newser) - With violence slowing in Iraq, many Army leaders want to drop the 15-month tours of duty imposed on soldiers earlier this year to sustain the surge, the AP reports. “We can’t sustain that,” says Army Chief of Staff George Casey, the former top commander in Iraq who... More »

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military • troop surge • US military • tour of duty • Gen. George Casey

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