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Citing reports that Iraqi Shiite militants were receiving training outside Tehran and being sent back to Iraq to carry out attacks on U.S. forces, Sen. Lieberman asked Gen. Petraeus whether he desired the freedom to pursue militant groups into Iran. Petraeus said he did not. He emphasized that his focus is on Iraq, and that any U.S. military actions inside Iran would be beyond the scope of his mission.
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