I Don't Believe Iran Is A Suicide

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.

But As We Move From This Period Of What Many Iraqis Regard As Perceived Occupation, We Need To Move Towards One Of Partnership.

But Clearly The Fact That We've Gone From Zero Iraqi Security Forces On Duty In May To Up To 200,000 Today Is An Enormous Accomplishment, But It's Not Enough.

The United States Is The Most Powerful Nation On Earth And It Just Can't Walk Away From The Middle East And Central Asia And The Horn Of Africa.

You Don't Build A New Power Plant In The United States Overnight. It Takes Years To Build.