Sisters of Tal Amgar, an Israeli sailor killed after his naval vessel was attacked by Hizbollah off the coast of Lebanon on Friday, embrace during his funeral in Ashdod, Israel July 16, 2006.
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."
Sisters of Tal Amgar, an Israeli sailor killed after his naval vessel was attacked by Hizbollah off the coast of Lebanon on Friday, embrace during his funeral in Ashdod, Israel July 16, 2006.
But there were some positive developments Sunday. Kidnappers released six hostages from a group of about 30 seized from a club Saturday in Baghdad. The hostages include members of the Iraqi Olympic Committee and top sporting officials. There is still no word on the fate of the remaining hostages.
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