On the recordJanuary 23, 2007
You will work with your commanders to get the violence down.
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McCain encourages Petraeus to reduce violence in Iraq.
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the consequences of failure really I believe will be, some would say could be, disastrous for the United States, for Iraq, for the Middle East, for the war on terrorism, and for the world economy.
But we did so in response to the President's comments to the Nation on the 10th of this month, and I read from his transcript:
I do not think that the responsible members of that government right now certainly want us to withdraw.
Somewhat dismaying that only now, after nearly 4 years at war in Iraq, is the United States moving toward a traditional counterinsurgency strategy.