Gen. David Petraeus is testifying today before 107 members of Congress all at once. It is a joint hearing of the House Armed Services Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee. All the members will be allowed five minutes to question him. The testimony is being carried live by all three cable networks, and his appearance marks the most high-profile appearance of a war general on Capitol Hill since Gen. William Westmoreland testified on April 28, 1967, that America was making progress in Vietnam. The members were not given an opportunity to see Petraeus’ testimony beforehand.
UPDATE: The AP files its first report: “Gen. David Petraeus went before a deeply divided Congress on Monday, the commander of 165,000 troops heckled and attacked by anti-war critics before he began to speak. ‘Tell the truth, general,’ shouted protesters as the four-star general made his way into the crowded hearing room.”
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