In January 2007, when General David Petraeus took command in Iraq, he called the situation “hard” but not “hopeless.” Today, 18 months later, violence has fallen by up to 80% to the lowest levels in four years, and Sunni and Shiite terrorists are reeling from a string of defeats. The situation now is full of [...]
Sen. Barack Obama has arrived in Iraq where he will meet with the top U.S. commander Gen. David Petraeus. He spoke exclusively with Lara Logan in Kuwait about his goals for the foreign policy tour.
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The Taliban insurgents who attacked an American-run NATO base near the Pakistan border on Sunday numbered as many as 200 and some managed to breach the walls of the outpost in what was a well-planned attack that took the soldiers on the base by surprise, officials said Monday.
The insurgents, who were repulsed, came so close [...]
