I think what actually works best is local-level individual targeting of key leadership nodes.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

Certainly our goal is to leave Iraq, but we can't leave Iraq with our forces...

Certainly our goal is to leave Iraq, but we can't leave Iraq with our forces...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

As far as Zarqawi is concerned, there is a network of extremists; it's not just...

As far as Zarqawi is concerned, there is a network of extremists; it's not just...

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...

But the truth of the matter is that there is there is an opportunity for...

But the truth of the matter is that there is there is an opportunity for...

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...

But clearly the fact that we've gone from zero Iraqi security forces on duty in...

But clearly the fact that we've gone from zero Iraqi security forces on duty in...

In other words, for every 10 enemy you kill you bring on 20 new recruits...

In other words, for every 10 enemy you kill you bring on 20 new recruits...

Our forces will not be on the sidelines.

Our forces will not be on the sidelines.

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...

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...

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...