david petraeus
- Many questions remain surrounding the sex scandal that led to David Petraeus' resignation as CIA director
- Vernon Loeb, the Washington Post editor who worked with Paula Broadwell on the bio of David Petraeus, says he was blind-sided by the affair that ended Petraeus' stint as CIA director.
- "All In" is the title of the David Petraeus biography, and no book is more aptly titled. His caree is now in a shambles because he made a big, disasterous bet -- having an affair with author Paula Broadwell -- and it led to his resignation as CIA director.
- Military service members stationed away from homes they bought before the housing bust can't easily sell. Regulators are trying to increase their options, but one assistance program is about to expire.
- The report from the State Department was brief: Thomas M. Jennings Jr., a federal worker from Burtonsville on a temporary assignment with NATO peacekeepers, had died in a traffic accident in Southern Bosnia. It turns out that was only part of the story.
- President Obama has taken a pragmatic approach to waging the war in Afghanistan, and it looks like he will take a pragmatic approach to ending it, too.
- In a ceremony at the Pentagon, hosted by General Martin E. Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Jan. 6, Brigadier General Ralph O. Baker, an Aberdeen High School graduate, was promoted to major general in the United States Army.
- Withdrawing troops from Afghanistan will strengthen terrorists there.
- The surge in Afghanistan has achieved its goals, and it's time to start bringing troops home.
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- Rep. John Sarbanes outlines the challenges we face in Afghanistan and expresses doubt about whether we can overcome them and, if so, whether it will be worth it.