U.S. Generals testify in Washington (16 images)

Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal (R) and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry talk to each other as they prepare to testify before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Afghanistan, in Washington on December 8, 2009. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

Gen. David Petraeus, commander of the U.S. Central Command gestures as he testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Capitol Hill, December 9, 2009, in Washington,D.C. Petraeus appeared before the panel to testify on "The New Afghanistan Strategy: The View From the Ground", as the Obama administration prepares to send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan. UPI/Mike Theiler

U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry is assisted by aids as he prepares to testify before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Afghanistan, in Washington on December 8, 2009. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal (L) and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry stand next to each other as they prepare to testify before a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Afghanistan, in Washington on December 8, 2009. UPI/Kevin Dietsch