Ray Odierno

Odierno: No Major Iraq Troop Withdrawals Before April « The Washington Independent

Minstrel Boy (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009

Odierno: No Major Iraq Troop Withdrawals Before April « The Washington Independent : "Buried at the end of a New York Times piece is this rather significant declaration from Gen. Raymond Odierno, commander of U.S. troops in Iraq: Gen. Ray Odierno, the commanding general of United States forces, said Wednesday that he was still hopeful elections would be held on time,...

Not good. So much for nation building Mr. Cheney: Vote in Iraq reinforces divisions that have previously threatened to plunge country into civil war.

Cracker Squire (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009

... major coalitions to unite Iraq. The Obama administration and the American commander in Iraq, Gen. Ray Odierno, have long planned the withdrawal of American forces around the expectation that the election would take place in January. The vote reinforced divisions that have previously threatened to plunge the country into civil war, with Sunnis feeling disenfranchised by a Shiite-led government....

Burris in Iraq, still an embarrassment

Marathon Pundit (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009

... the distance between the United States and Iraq. And he mispronounced the name of U.S. Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of the Multi-National Force-Iraq. Technorati tags: Chicago Blagojevich Illinois Politics corruption Illinois Democrats senate Roland Burris Jeff Merkley Ron Wyden Oregon news Iraq military

Roland 'Magoo' Burris speaks from Beirut...or is that Baghdad

illinoisreview (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009

Illinois' own Sen. Roland "Mr. Magoo" Burris is presently on a taxpayer-funded junket to Iraq. Only, he doesn't seem to know that. During a conference call with reporters , Burris said he "had landed in Beirut", and underestimated the distance, commenting that he was "a thousand miles away". In addition, he mispronounced the name of U.S. Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of the Multi-National Force...

• Burris, in Iraq, refuses to talk about ethics rebuke - Chicago Breaking News
• Burris in Iraq, still an embarrassment - Marathon Pundit

The British And The U.S. Had A Dysfunctional Military Relationship During The Iraq War

War News Updates (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009

U.S. General Ray Odierno addressing a ceremony marking the pullout of British troops from Iraq in May, 2009. Photo from Radio Free Europe Hostility Between British And American Military Leaders Revealed -- The Telegraph The deep hostility of Britain’s senior military commanders in Iraq towards their American allies has been revealed in classified Government documents leaked to the Daily...

• Iraq war inquiry 'will not be a whitewash' says Sir John Chilcot - The Telegraph

Burris, in Iraq, refuses to talk about ethics rebuke

Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009

... the distance between the United States and Iraq. And he mispronounced the name of U.S. Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of the Multi-National Force-Iraq. The Illinois senator said he landed in Kuwait, took a C-130 transport plane into Iraq and was wearing body armor and head protection whenever he left the Green Zone, where the embassy sits. "We were geared up with all of our gear"...

Klein: Syria accused of aiding al-Qaida attacks against U.S. While Obama continues overtures to Damascus leadership

The Real Barack Obama (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009

Aaron Klein, Jerusalem bureau chief for World Net Daily, reports: While America’s top commander in Iraq says weapons and fighters – possibly linked to al-Qaida – are coming in from Syria, the Obama administration has continued its diplomatic overtures to the Syrian leadership. U.S. General Ray Odierno, commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, told Reuters that investigations [...]...

Dispute almost certain to delay Iraq's January elections

Denver Post (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009

... under the country's constitution.The Obama administration and the U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. Ray Odierno, have long planned the withdrawal of U.S. forces around the expectation that the election would take place in January.There are now roughly 120,000 troops in Iraq, and a significant withdrawal, known at the Pentagon as "the waterfall," is scheduled to begin in the spring.In Washington,...

One I Missed This Morning...

SWJ Blog (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

... a political adviser, as well as confidante on many policy matters to the American commander, Gen. Ray Odierno. She is often compared to Gertrude Bell, a celebrated early-20th-century British adventurer who was an architect of modern Iraq. That may be an overstatement, but Ms. Sky is nevertheless, like Ms. Bell, a woman to be reckoned with. She has provoked her share of controversy, both...

• Saturday Profile: In Iraq, a Blunt Civilian Is a Fixture by the General’s Side - New York Times

Obama’s General Says: Syria Allied with Al-Qaida, Attacking U.S.; White House Says: Is that a Problem?

Jesus Lives! (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009

... 150 people died, indicated that explosives or fighters were coming across from Syria, U.S. General Ray Odierno also said.” So, again, Syria is letting al-Qaida and Saddamist terrorists come in, get armed and trained, cross the border in Iraq, and run back for safe haven. Right, general': “The U.S. commander’s comments reinforced accusations by the government of Shi’ite Prime Minister Nuri...