01/14/2009
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"General Paxton, will we have to seek another decisive battle on other ground?"
"Secretary Flournoy, are the citizens of Marja helping NATO and Afghan forces identify Taliban insurgents and their IEDs, booby-traps, and weapons caches?"
"What has been the major cause of civilian deaths?"
"Secretary Flournoy, do you believe such incidents to be isolated events or part of a larger, systemic pattern of defection by ANSF as the U.S/NATO offensive efforts increase?"