Early in 2007, when David Petraeus became Commanding General of United States and international forces in Iraq, he had in mind a strategy to manage the political pressures he would face because of the unpopularity of the war, then four years old, and of its author, George W. Bush. He . . .
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Steve Coll: David Petraeus, the pressures of politics, and the road out of Iraq.
Sun, 08/31/2008 - 04:15 - The New YorkerToday in The Nation: Web War
Thu, 08/28/2008 - 19:15 - The NationCampaign 08: Ready to Lead
Thu, 08/28/2008 - 19:15 - The NationOutlaw Administration
Mon, 08/25/2008 - 22:45 - MotherJones.comWhy the civilization we are in the process of destroying in Iraq is part of our own heritage.
Halper: Do Nothing Congress?
Mon, 08/25/2008 - 04:45 - National Review OnlineImagine if the Democrats plan to withdraw from Iraq had succeeded.
Seven Questions: Bernard Lewis on the Two Biggest Myths About Islam
Wed, 08/20/2008 - 21:15 - Foreign PolicyHe is one of the world’s foremost scholars of Islam and the Middle East. Bernard Lewis shares his thoughts on Iraq, “Islamofascism,” the roots of terrorism, and the two biggest misperceptions about the Muslim faith.
The Terrorism Index 2008
Mon, 08/18/2008 - 09:00 - Foreign PolicySigns of progress in Iraq have left America’s top foreign-policy experts experiencing a rare sensation: optimism. But, according to the fourth Terrorism Index, the U.S. national security establishment is in sharp disagreement with the presidential candidates—and alarmed that its so-called allies may soon harbor its worst enemies.