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Petraeus, Viewing Gains as Fragile, Is Wary of Pullbacks

By David E. Sanger and David S. Cloud Sep. 7, 2007

Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, has told President Bush that he wants to maintain heightened troop levels in Iraq well into next year to reduce the risk of military setbacks, but could accept the pullback of an initial brigade beginning in January, according to senior administration and military officials.

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Top U.S. Commander Warns Against Hurried Iraq Pullout

By David E. Sanger and David S. Cloud Sep. 11, 2007

Gen. David H. Petraeus, the senior U.S. commander in Iraq, warned in stark terms against the kind of rapid pullback favored by the Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, in a day of testimony that drove home the continuing inability of the Democrats to force a change in strategy in Iraq.

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Independent U.S. Panel Urges Purging Corrupt Iraq Officers

By David S. Cloud Aug. 31, 2007

An independent commission established by Congress to assess Iraq’s security forces will recommend remaking the 26,000-member national police force to purge it of corrupt officers and Shiite militants suspected of complicity in sectarian killings, Bush administration and military officials said Thursday.

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U.S. Weapons, Missing in Iraq, Are Found on Turkish Black Market

By David S. Cloud and Eric Schmitt Aug. 30, 2007

Weapons that were originally given to Iraqi security forces by the American military have been recovered over the past year by the authorities in Turkey after being used in violent crimes in that country, Pentagon officials said Wednesday.

World and Nation

Army Hospital Commander Gets Fired For Poor Outpatient Care

By David S. Cloud Mar. 2, 2007

The two-star general in charge of Walter Reed Army Medical Center was relieved of command on Thursday, following disclosures that wounded soldiers being treated as outpatients were living in dilapidated quarters and enduring long waits for treatment.

World and Nation

Pentagon Investigation Into Handling Of War Intelligence Criticizes Officials

By David S. Cloud and Mark Mazzetti Feb. 9, 2007

A Pentagon investigation into the handling of prewar intelligence has criticized civilian Pentagon officials for conducting their own intelligence analysis to find links between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaida, but said the officials did not violate any laws or mislead Congress, according to congressional officials who have read the report.

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