Will General Petraeus Run For The Office Of The President In 2012?

Petraeus Tipped To Make White House His Next Campaign -- National Post

U.S. Gen. David Petraeus is being strongly suggested as the Republican presidential candidate to stand against Barack Obama in 2012.

Speculation is growing that the shrewd and articulate commander credited with turning around the Iraq war is contemplating a run for the White House.

Next week, he will deliver a speech at St Anselm College in New Hampshire, a traditional staging post in the state where the first presidential primaries are held every four years.

Each of the last eight presidents has spoken at the college on the way to victory.

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More News On General Petraeus

What’s General Petraeus doing in New Hampshire? -- CCN

Petraeus on our four wars: Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen -- Foreign Policy
Centcom Looks Beyond Iraq, Afghanistan, Petraeus Says -- US Department of Defense
Petraeus warns tough fighting ahead in Afghanistan -- CNN
Petraeus: Expect setbacks in Afghan war -- Government Executive
General Petraeus Says Training of Afghan Security Forces is Being Overhauled -- Voice of America
U.S. troop reduction in Iraq remains on schedule, Gen. Petraeus says -- L.A. Times
Iraq progress still "fragile": Petraeus -- Reuters

Iran Unlikely to Develop a Nuclear Weapon This Year, Petraeus Says -- New York Times
U.S. General Sees Slowdown in Iranian Nuclear-Weapon Work -- Global Security Newswire
Iran officials lash out at 'thug' Petraeus -- AFP
Iran speaker lashes out at 'thuggish' US general -- Press TV

General Petraeus backs 'don't ask, don't tell' review -- The Guardian
Petraeus: Time to consider ending “don’t ask” -- AJC
War commander says 'time has come' to rethink military's policy on gays -- L.A. Times
Petraeus: 'Time has come' to rethink gay policy -- AP

Doubling Down Against Petraeus -- The Atlantic/The Daily Dish
Foxman Calls Petraeus A Jew-Baiter -- The Atlantic/The Daily Dish
Petraeus and Israel...Continued -- Time Magazine
Petraeus denies seeking CENTCOM oversight of West Bank, Gaza -- Stars And Stripes

Gen. Petraeus Teaches a Lesson -- 'With Respect' -- to Sen. Scott Brown -- Politics Daily
General Petraeus on leadership -- CNN/Fortune

Pence, Petraeus in N.H.: Can a Congressman or General Become President? -- Politics Daily