
Petraeus Testimony ‘Constructive,’ Benghazi Committee Chair Says
The chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi and a Democrat on that panel disagreed on whether testimony from former CIA Director David Petraeus yielded new information.

The chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi and a Democrat on that panel disagreed on whether testimony from former CIA Director David Petraeus yielded new information.

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Retired General David Petraeus appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday to discuss the administration’s current Mid East strategy.

Thursday at her weekly press briefing, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) reacted to a question about former CIA director and Ret. U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus telling CBS News we are “probably losing” against ISIS in Iraq. Pelosi took a swipe at

Retired Army Gen. David Petraeus, who commanded U.S. troops in Iraq during the 2007-2008 surge that turned the tide of the war, said that Iranian-backed militias pose the most significant threat to Iraq and the Middle East region.

Prosecutors at the Obama Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have recommended bringing felony charges against four-star General David Petraeus for allegedly providing his then-mistress Paula Broadwell with classified information during his tenure as CIA director, reports the New York Times.