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I Just Don't Know Whether It Was All Destroyed Years Ago - I Mean, There's No Question That There Were Chemical Weapons Years Ago - Whether They Were Destroyed Right Before The War, (or) Whether They're Still Hidden.

When You Enlisted Into The Armed Forces You Swore To Support And Defend A Constitution That Did Not Yet Fully Apply To You. You Chose To Endure The Same Sacrifices As Your Fellow Comrades In Arms To Preserve The Freedom Of A Land That Was Not Yet Fully Yours. You Accepted That You Might Have To Pay The Ultimate Price On Behalf Of A Nation To Which You Did Not Fully Belong. Now, You Will Officially Become Citizens Of The United States, A Country To Which Each Of You Has Already Borne True Faith And Allegiance In Your Hearts And Your Deeds.

Iran, As We Have Already Discussed, Has Carried Out Very, Very Harmful Activities Inside Iraq. Funding, Trainings, Arming And, In Some Cases, Even Directing The Activities Of The Special Groups Associated With The Jaish Al-mahdi And The Sadr Militia.

Progress In Iraq Has Always Been About Teams Of People And Teams Of Teams - And Ultimately About Young Men And Women, Iraqi As Well As People From The Coalition.

I Did A Week-long Assessment In 2005 At (then Defense Secretary Donald) Rumsfeld's Request. Following Our Return, I Told Him That Afghanistan Was Going To Be The Longest Campaign Of What We Then Termed "the Long War."