It is hard and it is slow, and there are good days and bad days, good months and bad months.
Aye.
I think the American people are uneasy. They are troubled.
So you were actually prepared to launch, if need be, and had confidence that, even though we were early in the process, had a missile threat...
Prime Minister Maliki is elected. He is a politician like we are.
Would you agree that one of the key components of any success we might have in Iraq is to make progress in those areas other than just the m...
I am concerned, General Casey, about our prison and law enforcement system there.
You do agree that since such a large percentage of the population is there and it is the capital, that Baghdad must be secured?
I want you to say that you will break some china if need be to get this thing moving.
I agree. I think for a lot of people, they may not have realized just how much good work has been done for quite a number of years that woul...
Iraq has turned out to be more complex and difficult and more violent.
I just want to tell you, I am not happy with that.
Thank you, General. We appreciate your willingness to take on this difficult and important task.
I think it's going to enhance his ability to be effective.
I guess what I'm saying is I think somebody needs to look at this and say, adding just a few more DOJ personnel and adding another 10,000 be...
That's not your primary responsibility, that's the State Department's primary responsibility.
I think that's important. I think we need some person of your stature, of your experience, to personally get involved in these matters.
there was a danger in overcommitting American troops in what could be perceived as an occupation mode and not a supportive role, a temporary...
