Jack Reed actually said...

I think this is a hemispheric problem--both General Fraser and I have talked about this--and something we need to continue to work.

Merida shouldn't just be a 1- or 2-year event, but it's a relationship over time.

There's more of a sense of expeditionary, and this is part of what General Mattis tried to work so hard.

Our success in drawing down our forces and stabilizing Iraq rests on their performance.