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Friday, September 7, 2007
A lamb among the lions
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sixteen grizzled Army officers, most of them with at least one tour of combat duty in Iraq under their belts. One liberal journalist, who last wore a uniform back in Boy Scouts. Put them all together in one classroom in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and what do you get? I don’t know, but we’re about to find out. At the Army’s invitation, I’ve traveled to Fort Leavenworth to watch today’s testimony to Congress by Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker about the situation in Iraq, and to talk about it with officers attending the Army Command and General Staff College, its midcareer training and educational institute. (Petraeus is a 1983 graduate of the college, finishing first in his class.) I hope to blog live during the presentation to Congress, reacting to the testimony and to the classroom discussion as it unfolds. I have no idea what to expect, so stay tuned. The testimony is scheduled to start at 12:30 p.m.
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