General David Petraeus / Ambassador Ryan Crocker Testimony (Updated 14 April)
Background
Multi-National Force Iraq (MNF-I) – Official Web Site
General David Petraeus – Official Biography
US Embassy, Baghdad – Official Web Site
Ambassador Ryan Crocker – Official Biography
Transcripts / Briefing Slides
Report to Congress on the Situation in Iraq – General David Petraeus
Testimony to Senate Foreign Relations Committee – Ambassador Ryan Crocker
Testimony to Senate Armed Services Committee – Ambassador Ryan Crocker
Testimony of General David H. Petraeus – Briefing Charts
Skelton Delivers Opening Remarks – Washington Post transcript
Petraeus Testifies at House Hearing – Washington Post transcript
Crocker’s Opening Remarks at House Hearing – Washington Post transcript
Videos
News Reports / Analysis
No Further Reduction of Troops in Iraq – Meyers and Shanker, New York Times
Bush Supports Pause in Iraq Drawdown – Baker and DeYoung, Washington Post
Gates and Petraeus Differ over Troop Levels – Spiegel and Barnes, Los Angeles Times
No Sign of Large Iraq Troop Withdrawals – David Stout, New York Times
Stresses Still High on US Military – Peter Grier, Christian Science Monitor
Bush Announces Shorter Deployments – James Gerstenzang, Los Angeles Times
Bush to Cut Army Tours to 12 Months – Baker and Weisman, Washington Post
Bleak Assessment of Iraq Military – Meyers and Shanker, New York Times
Petraeus Resists More Troop Pullouts – Farah Stockman, Boston Globe
More Skepticism Voiced at House Hearing – Brian Knowlton, New York Times
General Gets Unfriendly GOP Fire – Dana Milbank, Washington Post
Eyes on ’08 Field – Gail Russell Chaddock, Christian Science Monitor
Next President and US Footprint – Abramowitz and DeYoung, Washington Post
A Plea From Petraeus – Baker and Weisman, Washington Post
Bush Ready to Back General Petraeus – Tim Reid, London Times
Testimony Off the Radar of Most in Baghdad – Amit Paley, Washington Post
Petraeus Urges 45-Day Halt – Meyers and Shanker, New York Times
Petraeus Warns of Iraq Backslide – Carter and Miller, Washington Times
Reassess Iraq Before Further Cuts – Peter Grier, Christian Science Monitor
Frustrated Senators See No Exit Signs – DeYoung and Ricks, Washington Post
Candidates Hear What They Want to Hear – Donald Lambro, Washington Times
Candidates Stay on Message – Elizabeth Holmes, Wall Street Journal
Antiwar Lawmakers Waiting on November – Noam Levey, Los Angeles Times
Testimony Before Impatient Lawmakers – Karen DeYoung, Washington Post
Testimony Met with Praise, Skepticism – Michaels and Jackson, USA Today
Surging General Petraeus – Andy Solis, New York Post
Petraeus Takes Fight to Next US President – Reid and Hider, London Times
Hearing Intrudes in Sadr City, if Power Lasts – Michael Gordon, New York Times
A Chance to Explain Iraq Views – Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times
Bush Listens Closely To His Man in Iraq – Michael Abramowitz, Washington Post
Congress To Hear Of Gains In Iraq – Karen DeYoung, Washington Post
With War in Senate Spotlight – Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times
Soldiers on Ground Offer Mixed Assessment – Richard Tomkins, Washington Times
Sustaining Troop Mumbers in Iraq – Tim Reid, London Times
Petraeus’ Return Promises Political Drama – Spiegel and Barnes, Los Angeles Times
Petraeus Likely to Push for Flexibility – Jim Michaels, USA Today
Petraeus, Crocker to Face Scrutiny on War – Miller and Carter, Washington Times
Why Drawdown Likely to Stop in July – Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor
Opinion-Editorials
Ambassador Crocker’s Warnings – Washington Times editorial
National Security is the Issue – David Limbaugh, Washington Times
Exposing a Blind Spot – Donald Lambro, Washington Times
Heroes and Horoscopes – Oliver North, Washington Times
A Century or Worse? – Clifford May, Washington Times
Surrender Syndrome – James Lyons, Washington Times
War at the Pentagon – Jim Hoagland, Washington Post
Iraq: All the Time He Needs – New York Times editorial
The Question Petraeus Can’t Answer – David Broder, Washington Post
Let’s ‘Surge’ Some More – Michael Yon, Wall Street Journal
Petraeus’s Policy Quandary – Jed Babbin, Human Events
Perseverance Pays Off in Baghdad – Melik Kaylan, Wall Street Journal
Progress, Actually – Frederick Kagan, Weekly Standard
The Sound Bite War – William Murchison, Washington Times
They Really Do Plan to Surrender – Matthew Continetti, Weekly Standard
Vultures of the Left – Dean Barnett, Weekly Standard
Pause vs. Drawdown? – USA Today editorial
The Petraeus-Crocker Report – Washington Times editorial
Iraq’s Realities – Christian Science Monitor editorial
Reality Check – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial
The Wartime Economy – Los Angeles Times editorial
Executing the Mission Statement – David French, National Review
Resolve and Commitment – Cal Thomas, Washington Times
Turning No Corners – E. J. Dionne Jr., Washington Post
Petraeus’ ‘Anaconda’ – Austin Bay, Washington Times
A Hundred Years of War? – Clifford May, National Review
Assessing the Surge – Ralph Peters, Armed Forces Journal
UK Not Wanted by Iraqis, Time to Go – Con Coughlin, London Daily Telegraph
No Answers, No Goals, No Exit – Boston Globe editorial
What Next for Iraq? – Harlan Ullman, Washington Times
What I Heard at the Hearings – John Cornyn, National Review
Are We Closer to “Victory”? – Joe Conason, Real Clear Politics
Stonewall Petraeus – Fred Kaplan, Slate
Iraq’s National Identity Alive and Growing – Samir Sumaida’ie, Wall Street Journal
Sacrificed to the Surge – Spring and Kaplow, Newsweek
Cost of Not Liberating Iraq – James Pethokoukis, US News and World Report
Obama’s Iraq Weakness – Michael Gerson, Washington Post
Iraq Report Redux – Washington Post editorial
‘See No Progress’ – Wall Street Journal editorial
Petraeus Patience – National Review editorial
Modest Progress, Absence of Accountability – USA Today editorial
Staying in Iraq for Proxy War – Los Angeles Times editorial
Never-ending War – Baltimore Sun editorial
Petraeus’ Assessment – Philadelphia Inquirer editorial
Fate of Iraq Under General Petraeus – London Daily Telegraph editorial
Iran At the Heart of Iraq – David Ignatius, Real Clear Politics
No Clear Way Forward or Out – Michael Goodwin, New York Daily News
Iraq’s Real Gains – Barham Salih, Washington Post
Iraq Policy Needs Clarifying – Trudy Rubin, Philadelphia Inquirer
The Price of the Surge – Steven Simon, Real Clear Politics
A Sense of Exhaustion – Michael Hirsh, Newsweek
Nobody Puts Petraeus in a Corner – Mark Hemingway, National Review
More Troops or Fewer Troops? – Bronwen Maddox, London Times
Iraq Proposal Likely to Roil Campaign – Yochi Drezean, Wall Street Journal
Messages For and From the Media – Tony Blankley, Washington Times
Assessing the War – Gartenstein-Ross and Roggio, Weekly Standard
Petraeus’ Anaconda Strategy – Austin Bay, Real Clear Poltics
The Hallmark of the Iraq Debate – Gerard Baker, London Times
Toil and Trouble – Maureen Dowd, New York Times
More Time for More of the Same? – New York Times editorial
The Petraeus Effect – Wall Street Journal editorial
Fruits of the Surge – Washington Times editorial
The Sergeant Solution – Robert Scales, Wall Street Journal
Why Iraq Matters – Frederick Kagan, National Review
Beyond ‘Benchmarks’ – Rich Lowry, National Review
Back From Iraq, Again Facing Fire – New York Times op-ed series
Focus on Iraq and the Future – Tulin Daloglu, Washington Times
Resist the Urge to Leave Iraq – Max Boot, Los Angeles Times
Buying Time in Iraq – H.D.S. Greenway, Boston Globe
Iraq Testimony: Required Reading – Frank Gaffney, Jr., Washington Times
Shifting War Rhetoric – Hegseth and Bellavia, Washington Times
Iraq and Its Costs – Lieberman and Graham, Wall Street Journal
Blog Reports / Opinions
Liveblogging the Iraqi Hearings – Tom Ricks, Washington Post
Equally Dangerous – Abu Muqawama, Abu Muqawama
The Morning After – Abu Muqawama, Abu Muqawama
After Petraeus, a Growing Divide – Ben Pershing, Washington Post
The Anaconda Chart – Austin Bay, Austin Bay
Bush’s Stubborn Strategy – Phillip Carter, Intel Dump
Missed Historical Analogy – Abu Muqawama, Abu Muqawama
Stupid Question – Jules Crittenden, Forward Movement
Petraeus Overplays His Hand – Phillip Carter, Intel Dump
Of Swine, Hyenas and Generals – Herschel Smith, The Captain’s Journal
What, No Bruce Willis Ending? – Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Petraeus, Crocker, and God in the Dock – Abu Muqawama, Abu Muqawama
Previewing Petraeus and Crocker – Phillip Carter, Intel Dump
How to Testify Before Congress – Westhawk, Westhawk
“Failure of Leadership” – Jules Crittenden, Forward Movement
MEP Thinking Strategically About Iraq – Marc Lynch, Abu Aardvark
Knowledge Before Spin – Steve Schippert, Threats Watch
General Petraeus Supplement Post – Blackfive, Blackfive
What do You Want to Know? – Soldier’s Mom, Mudville Gazette
Snakes on the Plane – Richard Fernandez, The Belmont Club
“People Hearing without Listening” – Richard Fernandez, The Belmont Club
If You Missed Today’s Testimony… – Noah Shachtman, Danger Zone
Iraq by the Numbers: April 2008 – Bill Roggio, Long War Journal
Petraeus Advisor Colonel Derek Harvey – Herschel Smith, The Captain’s Journal
The Supplemental Information – Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
A Debate On The Surge – Max Boot, Commentary
After the Fire – James Taranto, Wall Street Journal
