(13 votes)   But clearly the fact that we've gone from zero Iraqi security forces on duty in May to up to 200,000 today is an enormous accomplishment, but it's not enough.

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(7 votes)   Morale is good; troops are confident; leaders are capable.

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(6 votes)   Yet, we believe that that's probably the vigilance of Iraqi security forces and some of our proactive measures the night before probably saved lives.

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(5 votes)   But I am satisfied that the information that we have that this is the work of Zarqawi, is accurate.

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

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(9 votes)   Clearly the Secretary of Defense, my boss, would like nothing better than to get Osama bin Laden and to get... to ensure the complete defeat of al-Qaida, because we know that al-Qaida is planning operations against the United States even as we speak here.

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(9 votes)   I think you will see a lot of strains develop in the political process that will result in violence everywhere in the country - but it's controllable, it's workable and it will lead to a much better future for these people.

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(9 votes)   You know as well as I do that counterinsurgency is a very nuanced type of military operation.

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(8 votes)   Well, the hardest thing to do, as we know from our own experience on 9/11 is protect everything all the time.

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(8 votes)   Well, the reports are correct that we're conducting very robust military operations on the Afghan side of the border in areas where we think al-Qaida is operating and Taliban remnants are.

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(7 votes)   In other words, for every 10 enemy you kill you bring on 20 new recruits to their anti-coalition cause then essentially you are working against yourself.

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(7 votes)   Our forces will not be on the sidelines.

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(7 votes)   We've got to ensure that the quality and the capability of these forces will be good enough to withstand the challenges that the insurgents and the terrorists will present to the new Iraqi government.

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(6 votes)   And so I think that if the person has the funds, the network, and the equipment to do this, and also the experience, which is the key factor, then they can be quite deadly.

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(6 votes)   But the key shift in focus will be from counter-insurgency operations to more and more cooperation with Iraqi security forces and to building Iraqi security capacity.

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