Gen. David Petraeus, USA, commander of the Multi-National Force -- Iraq, testified before the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees April 8 and before the House Armed Services and International Relations committees April 9.
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Official bio of General Petraeus:
http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=16
Wikipedia entry for General Petraeus:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Petraeus
Reuters' basic facts about General Petraeus:
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN0729420420080408
Download a PDF of Ambassador Ryan Crocker's testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee
Download a PDF of Ambassador Ryan Crocker's testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Home page of the Senate Armed Services Committee:
http://armed-services.senate.gov/
Home page of the House Armed Services Committee:
http://armedservices.house.gov/
News articles regarding Petraeus' testimony:
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MOAA exclusive: A Four-Star Prop: General Petraeus on Capitol Hill By Lt. Col. Ralph Peters, USA-Ret.
For all the attention paid to his message on Capitol Hill, Gen. David Petraeus, USA, could have stayed in Baghdad and phoned it in. Except for staffers hoping for Gotcha! gaffes, few in attendance listened to what our most successful general in a half-century or Ambassador Ryan Crocker had to say. The members of Congress who drifted in and out of the chambers already had their mini-speeches written and their questions formulated: The testimony may have focused on Iraq, but the inquisitors focused on the November elections.
MOAA exclusive: Iraq, Petraeus, and Iran: Coming to Grips with Reality By Bruce Riedel
In his opening briefing to the Congress this week, Gen. David Petraeus, USA, named Iran 105 times to emphasize how important the Islamic Republic has become to the future of the American occupation of Iraq. In doing so the general gave belated recognition to the reality everyone in the Middle East has known for years: Iran is the big winner of the American decision to invade and occupy Iraq.
The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/10/washington/10petraeus.html
U.S. News & World Report:
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin/bulletin_080410.htm
The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/09/AR2008040903701.html?hpid=topnews
Bloomberg:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ai9WnIpMutt0&refer=home
Michael Hirsh in Newsweek:
http://www.newsweek.com/id/131081
