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New articleSenator Russ Feingold released a statement today (<A HREF="http://feingold.senate.gov/~feingold/statements/04/04/2004420551.html">read full statement here</A>) regarding the transition in Iraq: <i>I thank the Chairman and Senator Biden for calling this set of important hearings this week. Many members of Congress and many of my constituents continue to be dismayed that the Administration went to war in Iraq with only a half-baked plan for the post-conflict phase of the operations. Today, over a year after the war began, our headlines speak of the deadliest month for U.S. troops in Iraq yet. Today we are trying to comfort the families of troops whose service has been extended in Iraq beyond the anticipated one year. Today this country continues to spend about $3.7 billion a month on military operations in Iraq, and we find the billions appropriated for reconstruction activities are not likely to be as effective as we had hoped because the high costs of security are siphoning off resources. Today we know that the Coalition Provisional Authority will cease to exist on June 30, but it will give way to a massive embassy operation, and Iraq will still be depending on U.S. troops for security. </i>