HOBOKEN, N.J., Nov.

HOBOKEN, N.J., Nov.

By Nancy A Youssef WASHINGTON -- This is not the way that Army Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, was expected to reappear before Congress. Violence in Iraq recently had dropped to a nearly three-year low.

By CHARLES J. HANLEY By Charles J. Hanley The Associated Press Iraq's new army is "developing steadily," with "strong Iraqi leaders out front," the chief U.S. trainer assured the American people. That was three-plus years ago, the U.S.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and John McCain agreed Monday that new tactics are working in Iraq, but Clinton said the best way to honor soldiers is "by beginning to bring them home." McCain said withdrawing troops quickly would be a historic mistake.