DAVID PETRAEUS
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND Conrad statement on Petraeus confirmation
Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., released a statement after the Senate confirmed Gen. David Petraeus as the top American commander in Afghanistan. "General Petraeus is well respected as a strong an...
Posted on 6/30/10 at 12:41 PM
Petraeus biographer said to regret affair 
Paula Broadwell is telling friends she is devastated by the fallout from her extramarital affair with retired Gen. David Petraeus, which led to his resignation as head of the CIA.
By Kimberly Dozier , November 19, 2012
Feinstein: Petraeus to testify on Benghazi attacks
The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee says former CIA Director David Petraeus has agreed to testify to Congress about the Sept. 11 attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans.
By Donna Cassata , November 14, 2012
Trudy Rubin, The Philadelphia Inquirer, column: Let he who is without sin cast the first stone
Yes, I know David Petraeus showed bad judgment and may have considered it a matter of honor to step down. But I think his resignation should have been rejected. Can our system really afford to lose him and upend the CIA, yet again, over such a peccadillo? Do we really have such talent to spare?
By Trudy Rubin , November 14, 2012
CIA Director quits after admitting extramarital affair with Bismarck native
The resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus has brought a sudden and unexpected end to the public career of a four-star general who led U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq and was thought to be a potential candidate for president.
By Jonathan S. Landay and Hannah Allam and McClatchy Newspapers , November 09, 2012
Petraeus says troop support must be top priority
In a farewell to the military after 37 years in uniform, Army Gen. David Petraeus today said supporting the troops and their families must be the nation's "paramount objective" even as defense budgets are reduced.
By Kimberly Dozier and Robert Burns , August 31, 2011
Headed for CIA, Petraeus leaves a revamped warzone
As Gen. David Petraeus shifts from the Afghan battlefield to run the CIA, he leaves behind a legacy of tactical and spycraft changes that spurred more killings and captures of Afghan militants while reducing insurgent attacks to their lowest level in years, senior U.S. officials in Afghanistan said.
By Kimberly Dozier , July 19, 2011
Petraeus: Progress in Afghanistan will take time
Progress in Afghanistan only began this spring and needs time to take root, Army Gen. David Petraeus said in comments broadcast Sunday that were aimed at shoring up American support for the war.
By Anne Flaherty , August 16, 2010
Petraeus takes the reins in Afghanistan
“We are in this to win,” Gen. David Petraeus said Sunday as he took the reins of an Afghan war effort troubled by waning support, an emboldened enemy, government corruption and a looming commitment to withdraw troops even with no sign of violence easing.
By Deb Riechmann , July 04, 2010
Petraeus: U.S. troop reduction in Iraq on schedule
Iraq remains fragile but is on course to allow the United States to decrease its presence as planned to 50,000 troops by September, the top U.S. soldier who oversees the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan told senators on Tuesday.
By Michael Muskal , March 16, 2010
Gen. Petraeus treated for prostate cancer
Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in February and has since undergone two months of radiation treatment.
By Anne Gearan and Pauline Jelinek , October 06, 2009
Tough months of fighting ahead in Afghanistan, Petraeus says
The head of U.S. Central Command in Afghanistan warned that months of fighting lie ahead in what will likely be the biggest military operation there since the American-led invasion of 2001.
By Terry Collins , July 10, 2009
Obama seeks to block release of abuse photos
President Barack Obama is seeking to block the release of hundreds of photos showing prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan being abused, reversing his position after military commanders warned that the images could stoke anti-American sentiment and endanger U.S. troops.
By Jennifer Loven , May 13, 2009
IRAQ TROOP WITHDRAWL: Obama leaned heavily toward commanders' preferences
President Barack Obama leaned heavily toward field commanders' preferences in settling a time frame for ending the war in Iraq, as he weighed the fervent desires of the anti-war community that propelled him into office and the equally strong worries of the generals commanding troops in the war zone.
By Jennifer Loven , February 28, 2009
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