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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
With suicide bombings running at record levels, Woodward claims that Bush held the then commander of US forces in Iraq, George Casey, in such distrust that he circumvented the established chain of command and went behind his back to his eventual replacement, General David Petraeus. The suspicions were mutual, Woodward says. Casey regarded the president as one of the biggest problems...
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Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
... running at record levels, Woodward claims that Bush held the then commander of US forces in Iraq, George Casey, in such distrust that he circumvented the established chain of command and went behind his back to his eventual replacement, General David Petraeus. The suspicions were mutual, Woodward says. Casey regarded the president as one of the biggest problems in the conduct...
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ROK Drop (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
... The new wear policy was announced in an All Army Activity message Aug. 20 from Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth Preston, who is president of the uniform board that meets once a year. [ Army Times ] I really like the Army’s Dress Blue uniform that for those that don’t know is only worn for special military functions like a ball, but by making it the...
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Think Progress (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
... Iraq, and he details the conflict between Bush and his top military advisers , particularly Gen. George Casey: “ Casey had long concluded that one big problem with the war was the president himself ,” Woodward writes. “He later told a colleague in private that he had the impression that Bush reflected the ‘radical wing of the Republican Party that kept saying, “ Kill the bastards!...
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
Mr Bush and his military commanders regarded each other with mutual distrust prior to the appointment of Gen David Petraeus, Gen George Casey's successor, as US commander in Iraq. “Casey had long concluded that one big problem with the war was the president himself,” Mr Woodward writes. “He later told a colleague in private that he had the impression that Bush reflected ‘the radical...
