I wish General Petraeus the very best.
Victory is achieved when the populace consents to the government's legitimacy and stops actively and passively supportin...
I do believe at this point that our presence can help and is needed.
Will all five brigades be massed simultaneously or is there some other plan to have all five brigades move more slowly i...
Are you confident that they will be?
Do you understand the command and control relationships between the American and Iraqi forces in this new plan? I am ver...
You are fairly familiar with the Iraqi leadership. You have known these individuals. Based on your experience with them,...
Yet your numbers, by any estimate or formula that you use, you are receiving are either inadequate or bare minimum. Does...
Based on your knowledge of the Army and its state of readiness, how long do you believe the increased troop levels and t...
It is absolutely imperative that they seize this opportunity.
I hope we can, at the completion of the testimony today, move quickly forward to the vote on General Petraeus' nominatio...
Again, we would like a realistic assessment of the situation.
I view that with deep regret, because I think the American people and their representatives deserved better.
It's going to be a violent spring, and we're going to have violence into this summer.
We need to get that sorted out, General.
It is hard to imagine a more important military nomination than that of General David Petraeus.
I do not think that the responsible members of that government right now certainly want us to withdraw.
Eventually there is every likelihood of a scenario of chaos?
