After hearing Gen. David Petraeus' testimony before a Senate panel today, Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., had this to say:
“The situation in iraq is still a mess, and neither Gen. Petraeus nor Ambassador Crocker could say how long they expect us to be there. I believe we need a gradual withdrawal to get our troops out of a civil war and redeploy them to go after al Qaeda. That just might spur Iraq's leaders and security forces to take more control of their own country.”