SENATE COMMITTEE EXAMINES PROGRESS IN IRAQ ON CAPITOL HILL
Marine Corps Gen. James L. Jones, Jr. (Ret.) testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to discuss the findings of the Iraqi Security Forces Independent Assessment Commission Report on Capitol Hill in Washington on September 6, 2007. Jones is chairman of the commission. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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