Congressional Digest

International Debates Archives October 2007 No. 7 Vol. 5
Judging the Surge

Judging the Surge

General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker Issue Reports to Congress

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(Excerpted From International Debates, October 2007)
On January 10, 2007, President George W. Bush addressed the Nation to announce a roughly 30,000 troop “surge” in U.S. military personnel in Iraq. In September, General David H. Petraeus, head of the Multi-National Force-Iraq and the lead strategist behind the plan, traveled to Capitol Hill to issue a much-anticipated progress report. He was joined by the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan C. Crocker, who briefed members on the political situation.
Testifying at hearings before the Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees in both the Senate and Hous…

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