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the testimony they delivered today did not provide information that persuades me that the apparent decrease in violence, however much it may or may not be, has led to progress on the political front...
Reaction to Petraeus/Crocker testimony on situation in Iraq.


WASHINGTON – House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement tonight in response to the President’s speech:

 


WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the Bush Administration’s Benchmark Assessment Report, in which the Administration claims the Iraqi government is making “satisfactory” progress toward meeting nine of 18 key benchmarks:

 

Three Iraq reports in recent weeks all conclude that progress is unsatisfactory.
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The NIE report released on July 17 concluded that al-Qaeda has reconstituted. Despite this, Senate Republicans will not change course in Iraq in order to refocus on the war on terror.