Condi spent 4 years as national security advisor. She knows the threat, and I also hope her time at State doesn't warp her or her priorities.
The President will be criticized no matter what he does or doesn't do. Some will say and have said he should've left the G-8 and gone to Israel. They'll want a special envoy sent over.
So far he's not interferring with the Israeli's, which is good. And our military is planning for all eventualities behind closed doors to be sure.
Can you imagine the hectic work going on even to try to get our people out of Lebanon? Round the clock, I'd wager.
Republican Pete Hoekstra, from Michigan, told VOA that U.S. troops will keep coming home in small numbers over the coming months, but that they will remain in Iraq, until the job is done. He said the message the delegation heard on their trip was very consistent:
"You are making significant progress here, but you cannot leave now," said Pete Hoekstra. "You need to provide the environment for the Iraqi people to be successful and determine their future."
Hoekstra says he believes the new Iraqi government is working hard to improve the security situation in the country.
"I think there is a commitment by the Iraqi government to get this violence under control," he said. "They know that they need to do that. They have to improve the security situation, if they are going to be successful on the economic and political fronts."