Increased Aid to Pakistan Becomes Topic at Hearing on Afghanistan

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 09: Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass., and ranking member Richard G. Lugar, R-Ind., during the Senate Foreign Relations hearing on Afghanistan with Karl W. Eikenberry, U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan; Jacob Lew, deputy secretary of State for management and resources; and U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. Central Command. Leaders of the Senate panel and officials from the Obama administration say they are ready to provide Pakistan with more aid if that's what it takes to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to the country as military operations ramp up there and in neighboring Afghanistan. (Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images)