Live: General Petraeus reports on Iraq

For the past few months the name of General David Petraeus has never been far from the lips of Republican politicians questioned on the future of US policy in Iraq. George Bush last week told an Australian interviewer : "Why don't we all just wait and see what David Petraeus says." Mitt Romney, one of those who hopes to succeed him, told the last debate of the party's candidates: "We haven't heard from General Petraeus [... ] I'm going to hold out until we hear the report." That day has now arrived.