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McCain Says Democratic Rivals' Call for Troop Withdrawal From iraq a 'Failure of Leadership'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidates john mccain, Hillary clinton and Barack Obama pushed competing positions on the iraq war at congressional hearings on Tuesday in political theater that may define the race for the White House.

The iraq war commander told Congress Tuesday that he recommends a 45-day 'period of consolidation and evaluation' in July before deciding when to resume troop reductions.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. commander in iraq told Congress on Tuesday he plans to stop U.S. troop withdrawals in July due to fragile security gains and heard appeals for quicker action to find a way to end the war.

Petraeus and Crocker impart little good news

The top US military commander in iraq has told Congress that security gains brought by an influx of US troops last year are fragile, and he would put military...

The top U.S. military commander in iraq told a Senate committee today that improved security in iraq is 'fragile and reversible' and recommended a pause in the withdrawal of U.S. forces after mid-July.

The sharp differences between the Democratic and republican presidential candidates over the war in iraq shared the spotlight today during Senate hearings with the top U.S. general and the top american diplomat in iraq. The 'State of iraq' hearings brought the war back as the focus of the presidential campaign.

As Gen. David Petraeus answered questions from a Senate panel about the status of the war in iraq, Sen. Hillary clinton suggested it's time 'to begin an orderly process of withdrawing troops.' The Democratic presidential hopeful discusses her approach to iraq and her push to woo superdelegates with Michele Norris.

Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in iraq, and Ryan Crocker, the U.S. ambassador in Baghdad, faced tough questions on iraq from members of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.