But the truth of the matter is that there is there is an opportunity for them to participate in the economic and political future of the country and certainly in the security life of the country.

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We've got to ensure that the quality and the capability of these forces will be...

We've got to ensure that the quality and the capability of these forces will be...

It's clear to me now that we've got to reach out to the Arab Sunni...

It's clear to me now that we've got to reach out to the Arab Sunni...

We'll try to include Iraqi officers in our staffs. We will do everything we can...

We'll try to include Iraqi officers in our staffs. We will do everything we can...

You know as well as I do that counterinsurgency is a very nuanced type of...

You know as well as I do that counterinsurgency is a very nuanced type of...

It's also natural in that part of the world to blame what people view as...

It's also natural in that part of the world to blame what people view as...

I think you also understand that one of the key things that's got to be...

I think you also understand that one of the key things that's got to be...

Oh, the transition concerns me because as we move towards an important political event, it's...

Oh, the transition concerns me because as we move towards an important political event, it's...

Being on the run, having to change the way that you do business, being unable...

Being on the run, having to change the way that you do business, being unable...

But the key shift in focus will be from counter-insurgency operations to more and more...

But the key shift in focus will be from counter-insurgency operations to more and more...

So, these political activities will create friction in and of themselves, and in this environment...

So, these political activities will create friction in and of themselves, and in this environment...

But I am satisfied that the information that we have that this is the work...

But I am satisfied that the information that we have that this is the work...

Undoubtedly, there are members of the former regime that are cooperating in some fashion and...

Undoubtedly, there are members of the former regime that are cooperating in some fashion and...

I think you will see a lot of strains develop in the political process that...

I think you will see a lot of strains develop in the political process that...

Our forces will not be on the sidelines.

Our forces will not be on the sidelines.

And so I think that if the person has the funds, the network, and the...

And so I think that if the person has the funds, the network, and the...

Clearly the Secretary of Defense, my boss, would like nothing better than to get Osama...

Clearly the Secretary of Defense, my boss, would like nothing better than to get Osama...

Well, the reports are correct that we're conducting very robust military operations on the Afghan...

Well, the reports are correct that we're conducting very robust military operations on the Afghan...

Capturing any member of any terrorist cell or any insurgent cell that we may happen...

Capturing any member of any terrorist cell or any insurgent cell that we may happen...

But all that having been said, you can't, in a city of a million people...

But all that having been said, you can't, in a city of a million people...

Morale is good; troops are confident; leaders are capable.

Morale is good; troops are confident; leaders are capable.