US Navy – Should the number of US attack submarines be decreased?

• Virginian Pilot: Former commander says he is against reducing subs

Background – Iraq – A look at what Lt. General David Petraeus is currently doing in Iraq. Petraeus, the former commander of the 101st Airborne Division during Operation Iraqi Freedom, was featured in Rick Atkinson’s book entitled “In the Company of Soldiers.”

• New York Times: Biggest Task for U.S. General Is Training Iraqis to Fight Iraqis
• Daily Telegraph: The young commander who could be America’s last chance in Iraq