Senate Armed Services Committee Holds Hearing On GAO Iraq Report

WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 7: Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) (L) and Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) (R) speak before a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill September 7, 2007 in Washington, DC. David Walker, Government Accountability Office Comptroller General, appeared before the committee to testify about the agency's assessment of 18 benchmarks set to be met in Iraq, the report preempts one which will be released by the military next week. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)