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Smith Comments on Gen. Petraeus Testimony

Statement

Date: Sept. 10, 2007
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Defense


Smith Comments on Gen. Petraeus Testimony

Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) today released the following statement concerning testimony from General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker before a joint hearing of the House Armed Services and House Foreign Affairs Committees:

"It is important for Congress to give General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker the respect they deserve. General Petraeus is an intelligent, capable leader - and quite frankly the one person with a clear view of Iraq's progress at all levels.

"Victory is not going to come easy, but I'm glad to hear General Petraeus discuss improvements in Iraq. The development of a stable, capable Iraqi military is the most important element towards a successful transfer of security responsibility to the Iraqis," Smith said.


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