Gen. David H. Petraeus?s recommendations will likely lead to an earlier-than-expected start to troop reductions in Iraq, while deferring decisions on a wider withdrawal.
Americans trust military commanders far more than the Bush administration or Congress to bring the war in Iraq to a successful end, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll.
AP - After years of indefinite confinement, many detainees at Guantanamo Bay say they feel they may never receive justice, according to transcripts of hearings obtained by The Associated Press. Fewer than one in five of detainees allowed a hearing last year even bothered to show up for it.
AP - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton insisted Sunday night it's time to start pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq as she and her Democratic presidential rivals debated the war on the eve of a much-awaited assessment by U.S. commanding Gen. David Petraeus.
AP - Rescue crews searching for famed millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett stumbled upon more false leads Sunday when they discovered more plane wreckage but didn't find the missing aviator or his plane.
Osama bin Laden may be grabbing headlines with a new videotape, but he is "virtually impotent," Frances Townsend, President Bush's national security adviser, said Sunday. But nearly six years since 9/11, Democrats charged the videotape shows Bush took his eye off al Qaeda by invading Iraq.
Congress is expected this week to pick apart U.S. military data suggesting attacks and civilian casualties in Baghdad have dropped sharply in recent months. Gen. David Petraeus is set to testify starting Monday. President Bush will present a report to Congress based in part on Petraeus' findings.