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General Petraeus Testifies on Afghanistan
President Obama's commanding general, David Petraeus, is in Washington to report on the state of the war in Afghanistan. Despite tactical gains, the intelligence community says the Taliban has not been fundamentally weakened. In the past, it's been standing room only when Petraeus has testified at Congressional hearings.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readPresident Obama's commanding general, David Petraeus, is in Washington to report on the state of the war in Afghanistan. Despite tactical gains, the intelligence community says the Taliban has not been fundamentally weakened. In the past, it's been standing room only when Petraeus has testified at Congressional hearings. Today, the hearing room was anything but crowded. Yochi Dreazen is Senior Defense Correspondent for the National Journal.
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