Violence is up, and so is lawmaker anxiety
(AP) - A schism deepened yesterday between US war leaders and Congress as top Democrats challenged Pentagon assertions that progress is picking up in Afghanistan. "I wouldn't call it eroding," Carl Levin said of support for the war. "But there's a lot of fair concern." That was especially evident in a hearing with Robert Gates and Mike Mullen yesterday, in which some Democrats questioned whether victory was even possible. "We've committed so many lives, so much money," said Patrick Leahy, "and we've neglected so many things" domestically. More»
