Sen. Hagel: "We're losing in Iraq"

According to the Boston Globe, Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel tells U.S. News:

"Things aren't getting better; they're getting worse," said Hagel, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee. "The White House is completely disconnected from reality. It's like they're just making it up as they go along. The reality is that we're losing in Iraq."

Whole account, which includes Sen. John McCain saying, "What the American people should have been told and should be told [is that] it's long, it's hard, it's tough," here.