So, These Political Activities Will Create Friction

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

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.

It's Clear To Me Now That We've Got To Reach Out To The Arab Sunni Community In Particular In An Effort To Cause Some Moderate Political Activity To Take Place So They Join The Future Of Iraq.

And Over Time, I Think, As Iraqi Security Capacity Builds, You'll See American And Coalition Presence There Decline.

The Power To Prevent Violence Is A Power That No Police Force Seems To Have Anywhere In The United States.