So, these political activities will create friction in and of themselves, and in this environment of friction there'll be additional violence.

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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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Well, the hardest thing to do, as we know from our own experience on 9/11...

Well, the hardest thing to do, as we know from our own experience on 9/11...

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...