The real battle over whether President Bush's surge strategy has worked will come next week when Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, and Ambassador Ryan Crocker deliver their progress reports.
But the positioning on both sides has begun -- and senior Democrat Ike Skelton already has questions.
"We are left asking ourselves why we should expect this record to be different in the future and whether American efforts will be of any effect," said the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.
From the Associated Press:
Skelton, the chairman, said, "it's not clear to me why we should continue to move ahead with this strategy at the cost of American lives and dollars if the Iraqis are not stepping forward."
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