Obama: We Have to Apply “Measured, But Increased Pressure” on the Iraqis | Talking Points Memo

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) finally got his turn during today’s Senate foreign relations committtee hearing and used it to question Ambassador Crocker and Gen. Petraeus on what “success” would be in Iraq, focusing on the strength of Al Qaeda in Iraq and Iranian influence as key benchmarks.


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