Military readiness ‘fragile’ despite vax mandate rollback, back pay and reinstatement must follow: Senate GOP
GOP senators condemned the Biden administration's vaccine mandate for U.S. troops and warned that recruitment is at a "record low," which is detrimental to the security of the nation.
foxnews.comGen. Petraeus on Griner release: Hate to 'reward' Russia for swap, Viktor Bout has 'blood on his hands'
Gen. Petraeus told Fox News Digital that although it's an "understandable imperative" for countries to bring citizens home, Viktor Bout who was exchanged with Russia for Brittney Griner is "reprehensible."
foxnews.comPetraeus: Putin is ‘literally out of moves’
Former CIA Director and retired U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus said in a new interview that Russia can still inflict destruction upon Ukraine, but Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot reverse Ukrainian gains in the four regions Moscow recently annexed. “I think he’s literally out of moves,” Petraeus told CNBC’s Hadley Gamble. “He’s trying all these…
news.yahoo.comPetraeus predicts US would lead NATO response to ‘take out’ Russian forces if Putin uses nuclear weapon
Retired Gen. David Petraeus predicted Sunday that the U.S., along with NATO allies, would “take out” Russian forces if Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to use nuclear weapons in his war against neighboring Ukraine. During an appearance on ABC’s “This Week,” Petraeus told co-anchor Jonathan Karl that western powers have to take Russia’s nuclear weapons…
news.yahoo.comPetraeus: War in Ukraine ‘looks very dire indeed for Vladimir Putin’
Former CIA Director and retired Gen. David Petraeus said the war in Ukraine “looks very dire indeed for [Russian President] Vladimir Putin” in that Ukraine has outmaneuvered Russia throughout the conflict. Petraeus told radio talk show host John Catsimatidis on “The Cats Roundtable” on WABC 770 AM that Putin has found himself in an “irreversibly desperate”…
news.yahoo.comDid Trump break the law? FBI search raises fresh questions
Whether an FBI search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence is a prelude to criminal charges is unknown — especially unclear since other investigations into mishandling of classified information have ended without prosecution or in misdemeanor plea deals.
A former NATO commander says there's 'no situation comparable' to the deaths of top Russian military officers amid the country's invasion of Ukraine
Retired Admiral James Stavridis noted that "not a single general was lost in actual combat" while the US engaged in wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
news.yahoo.comWhat is Putin's endgame now?
Just over five weeks into Russia's stalled war in Ukraine, what is clear is that it will end in a negotiated settlement – but to whose advantage? Retired Gen. David Petraeus discusses what Russia hopes to achieve by concentrating its firepower on the eastern part of the country.
cbsnews.comGen. Petraeus: Putin can't win Ukraine war
Retired Gen. David Petraeus believes Russia President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine is not a war he can win due to inadequate troop numbers and fierce Ukrainian resistance. "I don't think that this is a war, ultimately, that Russia and Vladimir Putin can win," Petraeus said Wednesday in an interview with CNN. "They can take a city perhaps, but they cannot hold it." Petraeus, a commander in U.S. insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan, said...
news.yahoo.com"The United States of Al" creators on "The Takeout" — 3/19/2021
"The United States of Al" creators on "The Takeout" — 3/19/2021 "The United States of Al" executive producer Chuck Lorre, co-creators Maria Ferrari and David Goetsch, retired General David Petraeus and former Ambassador Ryan Crocker join Major to talk about how real-life events of war translate into plotlines of the new series, as well as the research and writing process that went into it, on this week's episode of "The Takeout with Major Garrett."
cbsnews.comCBS sitcom "United States of Al" takes on post-war life
Crocker, a former ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan, called on the U.S. to allocate "the resources and the mechanisms to process these cases in three months, not three years." "United States of Al" premieres April 1 at 8:30/7:30c on CBS. This character is astonished by the style of life that's available to him here." This character is astonished by the style of life that's available to him here." For more of Major's conversation with the creative team of "United States of Al," Petraeus and Crocker, download "The Takeout" podcast on Art19, iTunes, GooglePlay, Spotify and Stitcher.
cbsnews.com'What else could I do?' NJ Rep. Kim helps clean up Capitol
Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., cleans up debris and trash strewn across the floor in the early morning hours of Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, after protesters stormed the Capitol in Washington, on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)Water bottles, clothing, Trump flags, even a U.S. flag littered the ground inside the U.S. Capitol after a mob backing President Donald Trump ransacked the building. New Jersey Rep. Andy Kim walked amid the mess shortly after voting to certify Joe Biden’s victory over Trump — and felt the weight of the day wearing on him — when something motivated him to clean up the debris. I felt this kind of heightened, kind of supercharged kind of patriotism that I just felt take over,” he said in an interview. “I think it was 1 in the morning,” said fellow New Jersey Democratic Rep. Tom Malinowski.
Retired Gen. Petraeus to Trump: Act quickly on election suits 'if you really care for the country'
Gen. David Petraeus urged President Donald Trump on Veterans Day not to drag out his election lawsuits and to allow transition planning to begin in the meantime. "If you really care for the country, at the very least, exhaust these legal challenges as quickly as is absolutely possible, ideally by early next week," Petraeus said on CNBC's "Squawk Box." "This is not just about this election, but every election in the future." I don't favor either party, but I do favor the country," said Petraeus, chairman of KKR Global Institute. "He used to tell the battalion and brigade commanders, 'If you really love your unit, if you really care for it, you will suppress your ego, you'll let your successor into the organization before you even leave, before the change of command,'" he said.
cnbc.comUS base namesakes include slaveholders, failed generals
The 10 generals include some who made costly battlefield blunders; others mistreated captured Union soldiers, some were slaveholders and one was linked to the Ku Klux Klan after the war. Gen. Braxton Bragg, namesake for the famed North Carolina Army base, was also a slaveholder and an unpopular general who resigned his command after defeat in 1863 at Chattanooga. Virginia base namesake Gen. George Pickett, the big loser at Gettysburg, had 22 Union soldiers executed and later fled to Canada. Some scholars of the South, such as history professor Ted Ownby, say it's not clear how renaming the bases would play politically. ___Editors Note: Sewell, The APs Cincinnati correspondent, is a former Atlanta-based Southern Regional Writer.
US military now rethinking links to Confederate army symbols
FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2020, file photo a sign for at Fort Bragg, N.C., is shown. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)WASHINGTON The U.S. military is rethinking its traditional connection to Confederate Army symbols, mindful of their divisiveness at a time the nation is wrestling with questions of race after the death of George Floyd in police hands. The Army and Air Force have not yet followed Berger's lead, but a defense official said Tuesday that the issue of banning Confederate Army symbols is now under discussion at the highest levels of the Pentagon. Ten major Army installations are named for Confederate Army officers, mostly senior generals, including Robert E. Lee. Few voices in the military are openly defending the link to Confederate symbols, but some of the bases named for Confederate officers are legendary in their own right.
US military now rethinking links to Confederate army symbols
FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2020, file photo a sign for at Fort Bragg, N.C., is shown. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)WASHINGTON The U.S. military is rethinking its traditional connection to Confederate Army symbols, mindful of their divisiveness at a time the nation is wrestling with questions of race after the death of George Floyd in police hands. The Army and Air Force have not yet followed Berger's lead, but a defense official said Tuesday that the issue of banning Confederate Army symbols is now under discussion at the highest levels of the Pentagon. Ten major Army installations are named for Confederate Army officers, mostly senior generals, including Robert E. Lee. Few voices in the military are openly defending the link to Confederate symbols, but some of the bases named for Confederate officers are legendary in their own right.
Who was Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian general killed in a U.S. strike?
Retired U.S. General David Petraeus, who commanded American forces during the war in Iraq, once called Soleimani "our most significant and evil adversary in the greater Middle East." While Soleimani was seen as a terrorist in the U.S., he was a towering and deeply respected figure in Iran. Iranian protesters hold a portrait of the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's Quds Force, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, during a demonstration in the capital Tehran, December 11, 2017, to denounce President Trump's declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. But after Rafsanjani, Soleimani became head of the Quds Force. While a U.S.-led coalition focused on airstrikes, several ground victories for Iraqi forces came with photographs emerging of Soleimani leading, never wearing a flak jacket.
cbsnews.comWho was Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian general killed in a U.S. strike?
Retired U.S. General David Petraeus, who commanded American forces during the war in Iraq, once called Soleimani "our most significant and evil adversary in the greater Middle East." While Soleimani was seen as a terrorist in the U.S., he was a towering and deeply respected figure in Iran. Iranian protesters hold a portrait of the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's Quds Force, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, during a demonstration in the capital Tehran, December 11, 2017, to denounce President Trump's declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. But after Rafsanjani, Soleimani became head of the Quds Force. While a U.S.-led coalition focused on airstrikes, several ground victories for Iraqi forces came with photographs emerging of Soleimani leading, never wearing a flak jacket.
cbsnews.comWho was Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian general killed in a U.S. strike?
Retired U.S. General David Petraeus, who commanded American forces during the war in Iraq, once called Soleimani "our most significant and evil adversary in the greater Middle East." While Soleimani was seen as a terrorist in the U.S., he was a towering and deeply respected figure in Iran. Iranian protesters hold a portrait of the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's Quds Force, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, during a demonstration in the capital Tehran, December 11, 2017, to denounce President Trump's declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. But after Rafsanjani, Soleimani became head of the Quds Force. While a U.S.-led coalition focused on airstrikes, several ground victories for Iraqi forces came with photographs emerging of Soleimani leading, never wearing a flak jacket.
cbsnews.comRet. Gen. David Petraeus warns of risk of 'inadvertent escalation' of Iran situation, calls for clarity in Trump policy
Ex-CIA chief David Petraeus warned Tuesday that there is "clearly the prospect for some inadvertent escalation" of tensions between the United States and Iran. Petraeus also said during an interview on CNBC's "Halftime Report" that it is "not clear what our policy is in the Middle East regarding Iran's nuclear program." "It's not entirely clear to me what our policy to [Iran's] nuclear program, missile program and malign activity [is]," said Petraueus, a retired four-star Army general, who had served as commander of the U.S. Central Command, and the commander of coalition forces in Afghanistan. Petraeus spoke amid growing tensions in the Persian Gulf region.
cnbc.comRetired Gen. Petraeus on timeline for retaking Iraq from ISIS
Iraq's army and its allies are moving into the ISIS-held city of Fallujah. New video shows government troops on the move toward the last ISIS stronghold in western Iraq. Officials say the civilian presence is slowing down the offensive by limiting the use of airstrikes. Retired Gen. David Petraeus joined "CBS This Morning" co-host Charlie Rose's PBS program Thursday night to talk about Iraq and a timeline for recapturing cities held by ISIS.
cbsnews.comDavid Petraeus won't be demoted
Disgraced former CIA Director Gen. David Petraeus will not be demoted, the Pentagon said. After being forced to resign in 2012 after admitting to an affair with his biographer, Petraeus will be allowed to keep his four stars and pension. Juliana Goldman has more.
cbsnews.comFormer CIA chief David Petraeus to be sentenced
Former CIA chief David Petraeus will be sentenced by a federal judge over his sharing of state secrets with his biographer, with whom he was having an affair. CBS News justice reporter Paula Reid joins CBSN with why the plea deal he made with the government is so controversial.
cbsnews.comFormer CIA chief Petraeus' guilty plea in leak scandal may spare him from jail time
Former CIA chief Petraeus' guilty plea in leak scandal may spare him from jail time Gen. David Petraeus pleaded guilty Tuesday to sharing classified information with his biographer and mistress, Paula Broadwell. If the plea deal is approved, the Petraeus faces a fine and two years of probation. David Martin reports from the Pentagon.
cbsnews.comDavid Petraeus could face charges for sharing secrets
David Petraeus could face charges for sharing secrets The future for retired Gen. David Petraeus, once talked about as a presidential candidate, could now include jail time. Petraeus could face felony charges for spilling classified secrets to his mistress when he was director of the CIA. Julianna Goldman reports.
cbsnews.comFormer CIA Chief David Petraeus may face criminal charges
Former CIA Chief David Petraeus may face criminal charges David Petraeus, the former head of the CIA, could face felony criminal charges for allegedly giving classified material to a biographer who was also his mistress. The FBI and federal prosecutors have recommended that Petraeus be charged. Julianna Goldman reports from Washington.
cbsnews.comRetired General David Petraeus could face felony charges
Retired General David Petraeus could face felony charges Federal prosecutors are recommending that retired General David Petraeus face felony charges for giving classified information to his former mistress while he was director of the CIA. Attorney General Eric Holder will make the final decision on whether or not to charge Petraeus.
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