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A Perturbing Argument on ‘Don’t Ask’

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Feb 25, 2010 Gen. Norton A. Schwartz's claim, echoed by Gen. George Casey, that letting troops serve openly would "perturb" the military is just silly. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Casey at Bat

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Army Chief Won’t Rule Out Longer Deployments

Staff / Truthdig Apr 29, 2007 The Army's new chief of staff, Gen. George Casey (of Iraq fame), has said he can't guarantee that deployments won't grow beyond the current 15 months. Casey was asked about the extensions by a frustrated Army wife who said her husband's deployments have more than doubled in length over the years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Pushing Out U.S. Generals in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Jan 5, 2007 According to ABC News, the president intends to replace Gen. Bob Casey, who currently oversees the Iraq war, with Lt. Gen. David Petraeus, and when Gen. John Abizaid retires in March, Bush will ask Adm. William Fallon to take over Central Command. Leave it to Bush to find someone from the Navy to oversee two ground wars. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Top U.S. General in Iraq: Civil War ‘Most Significant Threat’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 9, 2006 Gen. George Casey, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, said a civil war ?certainly is possible" and is ?the most significant threat right now? in Iraq. He is the latest in a series of top generals to say so. (Earlier: Gen. Abizaid and Gen. Pace) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Molly Ivins: An Epic Week of Cutting and Running

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Jun 27, 2006 The top U.S. commander in Iraq proposed an Iraq cut-and-run plan during the very week that Republicans were lambasting Democrats for making the same suggestion. But Karl Rove knows that because Americans' memories are so short, that won't matter. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )