But As We Move From

We've Got To Ensure That The Quality And The Capability Of These Forces Will Be Good Enough To Withstand The Challenges That The Insurgents And The Terrorists Will Present To The New Iraqi Government.

I Think You Also Understand That One Of The Key Things That's Got To Be Done In Iraq Is To Build A Mentality Of Understanding That The Military Needs To Be Subordinate To Civilian Control And Respectful Of Its Own People.

Everybody Needs To Understand That I Learned Arabic From The United States Army As A Second Language. I Never Spoke It At Home.

But The Truth Of The Matter Is That There Is There Is An Opportunity For Them To Participate In The Economic And Political Future Of The Country And Certainly In The Security Life Of The Country.

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.