Armed Services committee hearing 6-15-2010

To Take Over The Afghanistan War?

Gen. David Petraeus, Commander, US Central Command www.charlierose.com

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The almanac
By United Press International UPI Almanac for Saturday, April 23, 2011.

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MISSION TO AFGHANISTAN: Hill bolsters troops at Bagram
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan — Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill has been around the Army for a long time, since January 1978 to be exact. That’s 33 years, much of which has been spent in a tough Military Occupational Specialty doing the tough jobs, and doing them well enough to be Gen. David Petraeus’ right arm for a good portion of the past decade.

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Katie Couric speaks with Gen. David Petreaus following two days of congressional hearings on Iraq which resulted in President Bush’s announcing a stop to all US troop withdrawals. (CBSNews.com)

before he gets frustrated enough to make comments that will force Obama to silence him?

Just curious.

Would you vote for him?

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News from the War Zones
You remember Afghanistan. The Washington Post has the weird news today that Gen. David Rodriguez–our most knowledgeable officer about Afghan customs and politics in theater–will be coming home this fall when David Petraeus steps aside as commander of the international forces. Rodriguez is said to be a “poor salesman”–that is, not ready for Congressional committees [...]

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David Ignatius: Security interests are upside down
WASHINGTON — Samuel Johnson famously observed that the prospect of hanging concentrates the mind.

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