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The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing on the nomination of Gen. George W. Casey Jr. to be reappointed to the grade of general and to be chief of staff of the Army. …

Secretary Rumsfeld and General Casey spoke to reporters about operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. response to a North Korean nuclear weapons test, and a recent report about the numb…

Secretary Rumsfeld and General Casey briefed reporters on military operations in Iraq and answered questions on a number of issues including Iraqi security force operations under the new uni…

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki announced the death of al-Qaida leader Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi as a result of a U.S. air strike. He was joined at a news conference in Baghdad by U-S Army G…

General Casey, Multinational Force-Iraq Commander, briefed reporters via remote connection on ongoing security operations in Iraq. Among the issues he addressed were civil unrest and sectari…

A U.S. Congressional delegation visited the Middle East on an information-gathering trip. Led by Florida Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the group also included Massachusetts Democrat Steve …

Participating by remote feed from Iraq, General Casey, Army Vice Chief of Staff and Commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, spoke to reporters about ongoing security operations in Iraq. He spoke a…

Pentagon officials held a town hall meeting for Defense Department personnel on U.S. policy in Iraq and the future of Iraq following elections in the country. Secretary Rumsfeld and General …

The U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services held a meeting to receive testimony on “U.S. Military Strategy and Operations in Iraq.” Secretary Rumsfeld and other Department of Defense offici…

Secretary Rumsfeld spoke to reporters about Generals Abizaid and Casey’s meetings with Congress. He talked about how it was useful to look at the Persian Gulf situation from the opposite per…

The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on military operations in Iraq, the strength of the insurgency movement, force levels and structure, and strategies for future operations i…

Witnesses testified about the training of Iraqi security forces, security threats to forces and reconstruction efforts, and assessments on the strength of the Iraqi insurgency.

General Casey briefed reporters on military operations in Iraq, security concerns prior to Iraqi elections, and rebuilding the Iraqi army. He also answered questions from the reporters.

General Casey testified about his qualifications to be the first commander of the Multinational Force-Iraq, a new position established to oversee U.S. and coalition military activities in Ir…

Secretary Rumsfeld and General Pace talked about the situation in Iraq. They announced plans to extend the tour of duty for some units, temporarily boosting U.S. force strength in the region…