He praised General Kayani for embracing new counterinsurgency training and tactics that could be more effective in countering militants in the tribal areas.
Admiral Guter, who will attend the arraignment on behalf of Human Rights First, said he doubted that the system would "ever get credibility back" despite the improvements, but he praised General Martins.
Mr. McCain's strategy was foreshadowed in a speech he gave Monday to the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Kansas City, Mo., where he praised General Petraeus and by clear implication his own approach to Iraq.
Mr. McCain was in Springfield giving an energy speech for the third straight day, this one promoting nuclear power, and he praised General Jones to the audience for his expertise.
Responding to the senators' concerns, two senior administration officials said they thought the situation was not as dangerous as Mr. Lugar and Mr. Biden had suggested, and they praised General Musharraf as a firm ally in the war on terrorism.
He praises "the general ambience and collegiality" he has found there and the generous funding his work has attracted, from within India and from outside.
In one speech, Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, seemed to sum up his party's resolve, praising General Petraeus for what he described as greatly improved conditions in Iraq.
At a Pentagon news conference on Monday, Mr. Gates praised General McKiernan for what he called his "long and distinguished" service, but said of Afghanistan, "Our mission there requires new thinking and new approaches by our military leaders".
Secretary Powell praised General Musharraf for the steps he has taken to arrest the leaders of the two Islamic fundamentalist groups that India has blamed for the attack on Parliament -- comments that Indian officials seemed to find galling, since they still do not think the general has done enough.
Mr. Karzai underscored that problem on Tuesday when he called for an end to warlordism and then in the same speech heartily praised General Dostum and other commanders.
