Daschle stands by war comments

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle on Friday stood by comments questioning the direction of the war on terrorism, saying Congress has the constitutional duty to raise such questions.
A day earlier, while speaking with reporters, the South Dakota Democrat issued one of the most critical assessments to date of the U.S. war effort from any senior Democratic official.
Daschle told reporters Thursday he believed the war has been successful to date, but he also said the war effort has been expanding "without clear direction." He added that, though he would not "second-guess what has been done to date ... the jury is still out on future success."