Petraeus Reports Progress in Afghanistan

In his testimony to Congress, General David Petraeus reported that despite setbacks, progress is being made in Afghanistan:

General David Petraeus, who oversees the Afghan war as head of U.S. Central Command, compared the campaign to a roller coaster ride. But overall, the situation was improving, he told the Senate Armed Services Committee.

"It is truly an 'up and down' (experience), when you're living it, when you're doing it," Petraeus said. "But the trajectory in my view has generally been upward, despite the tough losses, despite the setbacks."

Asked later by the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee, Petraeus said: "Defining winning as making progress, then I think we are winning in Afghanistan. It is a roller coaster ride, however."

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