Petraeus/Crocker Testimony Analysis

General David Petraeus, Commanding General of U.S. Forces in Iraq, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker, testified Tuesday morning to the Senate Armed Services Committee on the current military and political situation in Iraq. General Petraeus is expected to propose a temporary freeze in the withdrawal of U.S. troops in order to reduce escalating violence in Iraq. Larry Mantle talks with experts about the current state of affairs in Iraq and will analyze the testimony before Congress. Joining Larry to provide analysis will be Daniel Serwer, Vice-President for Postconflict Peace and Stability Operations at the United States Institute of Peace, Marina Ottoway, Director of the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Steven Cook, Fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations and an expert on Middle East Politics, Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies and the Sydney Stein, Jr. Chair at the Brookings Institute, and James Carafano, Senior Fellow at the Heritage Foundation.