In recent days the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and General Abizaid's designated successor Admiral Fallon have all stated we are not winning and we had a failed strategy.
Senator McCain discusses military strategy and leadership assessments.
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What I, speaking for myself, am attempting to do is to send a very clear message to the Iraqi government.
I hope we can, at the completion of the testimony today, move quickly forward to the vote on General Petraeus' nomination.
You are fairly familiar with the Iraqi leadership. You have known these individuals. Based on your experience with them, how effective do you think threats of withdrawal of U.S. troops are in achieving real progress in Iraq?
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