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NEWS ABOUT: Gen. Ray Odierno

Gen. Ray Odierno stories: 16 news summaries

 US Speeds Up Iraq Withdrawal 



Sep 30, 09 7:10 AM CDT
(AP) - The United States is speeding up its military withdrawal from Iraq, sending 4,000 more troops home next month, top commander Ray Odierno will announce today. That'll bring the total number of troops in the country down to 120,000 by the end of October. "We have already begun... More »

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Iraq • House Armed Services Committee • Iraq exit strategy • Gen. Ray Odierno

(Newser) - Tension between Arabs and Kurds, rather than the usual friction between Sunnis and Shia, has become the greatest threat to Iraqi security, says the top US general in the country. The oil-rich Kurdish region has become "the No. 1 driver of instability," Ray Odierno told reporters yesterday, and... More »

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Iraq • Robert Gates • Kurdistan • Kurds • Iraq security • Gen. Ray Odierno

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 Axelrod Won't 
 Rule Out 
 Second 
 Stimulus 

Grassley says GOP 'won't be hoodwinked' on health care reform

Jun 28, 09 11:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - With unemployment rates still rising, the White House isn’t ruling out the possibility of a second stimulus package, The Hill reports. On This Week, David Axelrod refused to “prejudge” the issue. But on Face the Nation, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour countered, “The real long-term effect is very... More »

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climate change • health care • Haley Barbour • economic stimulus package • David Axelrod • Gen. Ray Odierno

(Newser) - When Stephen Colbert announced he was doing four shows in front of the troops in Baghdad, many wondered if he’d tone down his ironic bluster. Wonder no more. Colbert swaggered on stage for the taping in a camouflage business suit yesterday, and declared himself the only one man enough... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • Newsweek • comedy • Comedy Central • late night talk show • Stephen Colbert • Iraq war • Gen. Ray Odierno

(Newser) - A new book on the surge in Iraq could offer lessons to the Obama administration about Afghanistan, Dexter Filkins writes in the New Republic. Thomas E. Ricks’ The Gamble details the success of a small band of contrarian US generals, led by David Petraeus, in... More »

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troop surge • David Petraeus • US military • Iraq war • Afghanistan war • Obama administration • Gen. Ray Odierno • Thomas E. Ricks

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 US Troops Will Exit 
 Iraq by 2011: Odierno 

Coburn praises Obama; Mexican envoy sounds off at NRA

Apr 12, 09 12:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - The top US commander in Iraq said American combat troops may overstay a June 30 deadline calling for their withdrawal from some Iraqi cities, but will likely exit the country entirely as scheduled by 2011. “I think I feel comfortable with that timeline,” said Gen. Ray Odierno, who... More »

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troop withdrawal • Tom Coburn • Evan Bayh • 2009 budget • Gen. Ray Odierno

General: Al-Qaeda Threatens Iraq Withdrawal Deadline

Troops may stay in Mosul, Baqubah beyond June 30

Apr 10, 09 1:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US may have to ignore the June 30 deadline for US troops to pull out of Iraqi cities if al-Qaeda is to be defeated, America's top commander in Iraq tells the Times of London. Gen. Ray Odierno believes the military can stick to most of the withdrawal timetable, but... More »

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US military • troop withdrawal • Mosul • Baqubah • Iraq war • Status of Forces Agreement • Gen. Ray Odierno

 US Troop Deaths at New Low 

Fewest troops killed since Iraq war began

Dec 31, 08 2:09 AM CST
(Newser) - The US military lost 467 service members in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2008, the lowest annual death toll since the Iraq war began in 2003, reports USA Today. But the coming year could be more challenging. Up to 30,000 extra troops are being sent to Afghanistan and upcoming elections... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • Pentagon • US military • al-Qaeda • troop levels • Iraqi elections • Gen. Ray Odierno • troop deaths

US Troops to Stay in Iraqi Cities Past Deadline

Odierno says troops to stay past June, remain in 'close partnership' with Iraqis

Dec 13, 08 12:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Not all American troops will be leaving Iraqi cities in June, despite a new security agreement with the Iraqi government requiring them to do so, Gen. Ray Odierno said today. A number of troops still to be negotiated with the Iraqi government will remain in city security posts to support... More »

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Iraq • Iraq exit strategy • Status of Forces Agreement • security pact • Gen. Ray Odierno

 Petraeus' 
 Successor 
 Has Mixed 
 Record 

Ray Odierno takes over today as Army's top dog in Iraq

Sep 16, 08 9:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gen. Ray Odierno, who today became the top US commander in Iraq, was instrumental in last year’s troop surge that helped stabilize the country. But though most notably known for mirroring predecessor David Petraeus' focus on protecting Iraqi citizens, some in the military have slammed his methods early in... More »

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troop surge • David Petraeus • Iraq war • insurgency • Gen. Ray Odierno

Petraeus Hands Over Command of Iraq

Praises successor Odierno as 'perfect man for the job'

Sep 16, 08 2:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Citing a "long struggle" in Iraq despite his successes, Gen. David Petraeus handed over his command of the country, reports the BBC, amid a smattering of violence that served as a reminder of reversible gains. Defense Secretary Robert Gates praised security gains made on Petraeus' watch as authority was... More »

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Iraq • insurgents • Robert Gates • Nouri al-Maliki • David Petraeus • car bomb • Iraq security • Gen. Ray Odierno

Petraeus Hands Off
Iraq Reins Next Week

Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno to take commander's place

Sep 8, 08 7:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gen. David Petraeus will step down as the top US commander in Iraq on Sept. 16, handing the reins to Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno, the No. 2 commander there until recently, Reuters reports. Petraeus, who led the troop surge that ushered in a major decline in Iraq violence, will become... More »

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David Petraeus • US military • Iraq war • Gen. Ray Odierno

Senate Confirms Iraq Generals
in New Jobs

Petraeus now Middle East chief; Odierno takes over in Baghdad

Jul 10, 08 2:43 PM CDT
(AP) - 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... More »

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Iraq • Congress • troop surge • David Petraeus • confirmation hearings • Gen. Ray Odierno

 Petraeus to Head Centcom 

Predecessor had been at odds with Bush; Odierno will take over in Iraq

Apr 23, 08 10:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • David Petraeus • US Central Command • Gen. Ray Odierno

Iran Is Biggest Threat
to Iraq: General

Points as proof to problem-free visit of Iranian prez

Mar 4, 08 10:58 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Shiite • Baghdad • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Sunnis • US Army • Gen. Ray Odierno

General's Iraqi Shift
Mirrors US Strategy

Outgoing No. 2 evolved from aggressive tactics to nonlethal ones

Feb 16, 08 5:02 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Iraq • David Petraeus • US military • counter insurgency • Iraq war • Gen. Ray Odierno

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