You need to be willing to adjust and adapt to circumstances on the ground in terms of reconstruction and in terms of the political front.
Scott McClellan: “You need to be willing to adjust and adapt to circumstances on the ground in terms of reconstruction and in terms of the…”
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Scott McClellan discusses the need for flexibility in U.S. strategy regarding Iraq.
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