On the recordFebruary 4, 2004
I know we share that goal. Of course the worry would be--and I am sure you will not do this--that the transfer could occur prematurely, so just while the Iraqis were beginning to assume sovereignty that vulnerabilities or even, at worst, chaos would result, and that the insurgent and terrorist enemy would strike and take advantage of it. That would be the most staggering disaster that could occur.





