The chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Carl Levin, is calling for the ouster of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and his Cabinet. Levin said, “I hope the parliament will vote the Maliki government out of office and will have the wisdom to replace it with a less sectarian and more unifying prime minister and government.” Levin also accused the government of Iraq of being nonfunctional. His comments came after a three-day trip to Iraq and Jordan. The Washington Post reports Levin’s statement marks the most forceful call for leadership change in Iraq from a U.S. elected official. Meanwhile, the White House has announced that Gen. David Petraeus, the top commander in Iraq, and Ambassador Ryan Crocker will testify before Congress during the second week of September. It appears likely their testimony will occur on Sept. 11, the sixth anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.