I Don't Believe Iran Is A Suicide

Undoubtedly, There Are Members Of The Former Regime That Are Cooperating In Some Fashion And Then There Are Extremists That Are Within Iraq That Are Cooperating With Them.

Certainly Our Goal Is To Leave Iraq, But We Can't Leave Iraq With Our Forces Until We Know That The Iraqi Security Forces Are Capable And Efficient Enough To Defend The Sovereignty Of The Nation.

You Know As Well As I Do That Counterinsurgency Is A Very Nuanced Type Of Military Operation.

So, These Political Activities Will Create Friction In And Of Themselves, And In This Environment Of Friction There'll Be Additional Violence.

We'll Try To Include Iraqi Officers In Our Staffs. We Will Do Everything We Can To Empower Iraqi Security Forces To Stand Up On Their Own And Operate Where They Can Alone.