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  • July 2008

    • Senate Confirms Iraq Generals in New Jobs

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 10, 08 2:43 PM CDT

      Senate Confirms Iraq Generals in New Jobs

      The Senate today confirmed Gen. David Petraeus as the top commander in the Middle East and Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno to replace Petraeus as the chief military officer in Iraq. Last year, Petraeus helped to tame growing opposition to the Iraq war in Congress by providing measured assessments of progress and warning that an exodus of US troops would result in chaos. More »

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      Iraq  • Congress  • David Petraeus  • troop surge  • Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno  • confirmation hearings

  • April 2008

    • Petraeus to Head Centcom

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 23, 08 10:49 AM CDT

      Petraeus to Head Centcom

      Gen. David Petraeus was tapped today to be the next commander of US Central Command, in charge of military efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. If confirmed, Petraeus would replace Adm. William Fallon, who stepped down over disagreements with President Bush over Iran policy, the AP reports. "I don't know anybody in the US military better qualified to lead that effort," Defense Secretary Robert Gates said. More »

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      Iraq  • Afghanistan  • David Petraeus  • Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno  • US Central Command

  • March 2008

    • Iran Is Biggest Threat to Iraq: General

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Mar 4, 08 10:58 PM CST

      Iran Is Biggest Threat to Iraq: General

      Iran is likely the single greatest threat to Iraq's longterm stability, according to a top US commander. The US has "pretty clear" evidence that Iran is training and supplying Shiite militias, said Lt. General Raymond Odierno, who just completed 15 months as second-in-command in Iraq.  Odierno pointed to the relatively uneventful visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Baghdad as evidence of Tehran's influence over terrorists in Iraq, reports Reuters. More »

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      Iraq  • Iran  • Baghdad  • US Army  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • Shiite  • Sunnis  • Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno

  • February 2008

    • General's Iraqi Shift Mirrors US Strategy

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Feb 16, 08 5:02 PM CST

      General's Iraqi Shift Mirrors US Strategy

      Gen Raymond Odierno stepped down from his post as the No. 2 general in Iraq this week, having evolved from a proponent of heavy-handed tactics to a believer in nonlethal methods to win favor with Iraqis and reduce violence, the Washington Post reports. In a lengthy profile of the so-called General O, the Post says his conversion in many ways mirrors the larger shift in strategy of the US military. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • US military  • David Petraeus  • Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno  • counter insurgency

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