Aljazeera: "Senators challenge Bush on Iraq"

It's essential to visit the Aljazeera site from time to time just to see what the opposition is up to. Unclear on who I'm talking about? In this instance I refer to some of the senators who continue to be critical of President Bush's policy on the war against terrorists.

Surprise, surprise...there's Sen. McCain:

McCain, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said: "Too often we've been told and the American people have been told that we're at a turning point.

What the American people should have been told and should be told ... [is that] it's long; it's hard; it's tough. It's going to be at least a couple more years.

Oh, and there's Sen. Hagel:

Hagel, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee was quoted by US News and World Report as saying the administration's Iraq policy is failing.

Things aren't getting better; they're getting worse. The White House is completely disconnected from reality. It's like they're just making it up as they go along. The reality is that we're losing in Iraq.

And you can always count on Sen. Biden for some discouraging words:

But Senator Joseph Biden of Delaware, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Goss' statement does not comport with what he heard on a recent visit to Iraq.

'I wish Porter Goss would speak to his intelligence people on the ground," Biden said on CBS's "Face the Nation". "They didn't suggest at all it was near its last throes. Matter of fact it's getting worse, not better,' Biden said.

Way to go, guys!

Aljazeera Update: Democrats slam Bush speech.