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September 12, 2007

Sen. Reed to speak at 1:30 on Petraeus' Iraq report

U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, is one of three Democratic senators who will hold a 1:30 p.m. news conference today about the direction in Iraq after Gen David H. Petraeus's testimony to Congress this week about troop levels there.

Besides Reed, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, and Sen. Carl Levin, D-Michigan are also slated to speak at the news conference, according to a news release.

The senators' comments are scheduled to be aired on c-span.org.

Along with Petraeus, Ambassador Ryan Crocker came under critical questioning by congressional committees this week about the Iraq situation.

Rhode Island's Democratic delegation and other congressional Democrats have criticized Petraeus's reports to them as towing the line for continuing the Bush administration's approach in Iraq despite problems there. But Petraeus and others said there are signs of improvement in Iraq since the increase in troops -- known as the surge -- went into effect.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 1:25 PM | Permalink

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