Here is an mp3 audio file of Senator Akaka's questions and answers with General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker at today's Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on Iraq and progress made by the Government of Iraq in meeting benchmarks, with the future of U.S. forces in Iraq on the line:
http://demradio.senate.gov/actualities/akaka/akaka070911.mp3
Who and What: U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) questions Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and General David H. Petraeus, USA Commanding General Multi-National Force - Iraq
Where: Washington, D.C. (Capitol Hill)
When: September 11, 2007, at about 4:50 p.m. Eastern Time (about 10 minutes long)
Why: To investigate progress made by the Government of Iraq in meeting benchmarks.
How: Download and save from: http://demradio.senate.gov/actualities/akaka/akaka070911.mp3
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