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The Cost of War in Iraq on Our Troops
April 10, 2008
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Extended Tours of Duty Put Additional Strain on an Army Already Stretched Thin

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Ways and Means Hearing on Unemployment Insurance
April 10, 2008
The Ways and Means Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support is currently holding a hearing, "Extending Unemployment Insurance."

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On Tuesday the Committee released a report on the need for and benefits of such an extension:

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Foreign Affairs Hearing With Gen. Petraeus and Amb. Crocker
April 9, 2008
The Foreign Affairs Committee is currently hearing testimony on the status of the war and political developments in Iraq from General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker.

Watch the hearing live via committee webcast on C Span 3.

Rep. Robert Wexler (FL-19) questions the witnesses:

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House Passes Resolution in Support of Tibet
April 9, 2008
The House has just overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling on the Chinese government to end its crackdown in Tibet and to enter into a substantive dialogue with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, H.Res. 1077. House Resolution 1077 was introduced by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and members of the bipartisan Congressional Delegation that met with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Government-in-Exile in India. Speaker Pelosi, along with Reps.
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Armed Services Hearing With Gen. Petraeus and Amb. Crocker
April 9, 2008
The Armed Services Committee is currently hearing testimony on the status of the war and political developments in Iraq from General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker.

Watch the hearing live via committee webcast on C Span.

Chairman Ike Skelton gives opening remarks:

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The Cost of War in Iraq: Numbers That Add Up
April 8, 2008
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"Well, Senator, again, I have advocated conditions-based reductions, not a timetable. War is not a linear phenomenon. It's a calculus, not arithmetic."

-- General David Petraeus, Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing, 4/8/08

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Retired Military Leaders and Experts on the Iraq War
April 8, 2008
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Tomorrow, General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker will testify before the House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees about the current situation in Iraq.

Below are recent quotes from retired generals and military experts about the war.

General William Odom (Retired)

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On the San Francisco Olympic Torch Relay
April 8, 2008
The Olympic Charter states that the goal of the Olympic games should be to promote 'a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of human dignity.' The Chinese government has failed to live up to the commitments it made before being awarded the Olympic games to improve its human rights situation. In fact, there is disturbing new evidence that it is conducting a broader crackdown on human rights in China and Tibet because of the Olympics.
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Chairman Conyers Announces Hearing on Yoo Torture Memo
April 8, 2008
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We Need a New Direction in Iraq, But Petraeus and Crocker Offered Many More Years of the Same
April 8, 2008
It is clear from today's testimony by General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker that the Iraqi government remains unwilling or unable to take the steps necessary to reach the political reconciliation needed to secure their country's future.

General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker made it official that the Bush Administration will not reduce the number of U.S. troops in Iraq below pre-surge levels. That is not a policy that appropriately reflect the enormous costs of the war in Iraq, nor what the American people want.