GOP’s August Message to Focus on Progress in Iraq

• By Susan Davis
• Roll Call Staff
• Aug. 2, 2007, Midnight

Seeking to generate momentum on Iraq leading up to the highly anticipated mid-September briefing by Gen. David Petraeus, House Republicans are expected to focus heavily on the war’s progress during the August recess to support the Bush administration’s case that the surge strategy is working and Congress should not pre-empt military leaders on the ground.