commander of the troops in afghanistan. he is popular with democrats and republicans alike but the president's war strategy, not so much. cnn's barbara starr joins us from the pentagon with a preview. the last time the general testified on capitol hill he was getting grilled about the plans for afghanistan. you expect a repeat? >> yeah, to say the least, john, expect a repeat, expect general petreaus to be very closely questioned by the senators of the armed services committee on a number of issues. they want him to convince them there can be progress in the war. here in southern afghanistan's marjah region, coalition forces talk again with local afghan leaders. four months ago, the u.s. promised to bring security to this area but the taliban are still here and across much of the country. >> i think the president said it best of all, that this is a very tough fight that we're engaged in. there are some serious problems