Mosaic: What Petraeus Didn’t Tell Us

Staff / Truthdig Apr 13, 2008 The latest "Mosaic Intelligence Report" takes a look at the "massive humanitarian crisis" that Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker failed to address in their update meetings with Congress about the Iraq war. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Road to Nowhere

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Apr 11, 2008 The problem with the debate over our future course in Iraq is that the two sides are not even talking about the same things. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sinking Into the Quagmire

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Apr 11, 2008 Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker's congressional check-in about Iraq this week didn't offer much hope for America's overseas entanglements, and as coverage of the overseas wars wanes, the media isn't holding politicians' feet to the fire -- or telling the real story about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

CNN Reporter: Iraq Update ‘Frighteningly Disappointing’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 9, 2008 The questions leveled by Senate members at Ambassador Ryan Crocker and Gen. David Petraeus during Tuesday's update session about Iraq failed to make the grade for Michael Ware, CNN's "Situation Room" correspondent. Ware declared the session "frighteningly disappointing," telling host Wolf Blitzer, "I just see a lot of oxygen being wasted here." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Petraeus and Crocker Show

Staff / Truthdig Apr 9, 2008 Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker, President Bush's preferred spokesmen for his Iraq policy, found themselves in the middle of the presidential campaign Tuesday as they testified before two Senate committees on which candidates sit. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

No Exit (Yet)

Staff / Truthdig Apr 8, 2008 Gen. David Petraeus dug in his heels during a Senate hearing Tuesday, refusing to give specifics about additional U.S. troop withdrawal plans after July, recommending a "pause" instead and taking heat from congressional opponents like Carl Levin and Hillary Clinton in the process. Meanwhile, John McCain spoke of "real hope and optimism" for Iraq's future. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

More Trouble for Iraq’s PM

Staff / Truthdig Apr 4, 2008 Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki faced a crisis last week when 1,000 to 1,500 of his troops, including from several dozen to more than 100 officers, refused to fight in the battle against Shiite militia members in Basra, raising questions about Iraqi security force readiness. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Troop Levels Likely to Stay Level in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Mar 25, 2008 Americans serving in Iraq will have to wait until the next president takes office before they can expect any substantial changes in troop numbers, if Bush follows the latest recommended plan from Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Crocker Sounds Alarm on Iraqi Refugees

Staff / Truthdig Sep 17, 2007 In a terse State Department memo, US Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker admonishes America's acceptance of Iraqi refugees as critically slow Crocker estimates that it would take the U nearly two years to process and admit 10,000 refugees referred for resettlement to the U. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Feingold Sheds the Kid Gloves

Staff / Truthdig Sep 12, 2007 Sen. Russ Feingold didn't wait long after the obligatory declaration of respect to lay into Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker during Tuesday's testimony before the Senate. One particularly contentious moment occurred after the senator asked, "When can we expect the troop deaths to decline in Iraq?" Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Petraeus and Crocker Report to Congress

Staff / Truthdig Sep 11, 2007 Why bother with transcripts when you can watch Bush's top Iraq officials spin the "surge" in living color? Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker have their Iraq assessments ready, for your viewing pleasure. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Petraeus Grilled by Congress

Staff / Truthdig Sep 10, 2007 It seemed like a case of "hate the war, but hail the general" as the U.S. military commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, faced criticism and tough questions during his and Ambassador Ryan Crocker's congressional check-in on Monday about the current status and future direction of the Iraq war. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )