Our dependence on operations in space, however, makes us somewhat vulnerable to new challenges. It's only logical to conclude that we must be attentive to these vulnerabilities and pay careful attention to protecting and promoting our interests in space, |
Our goal is to be able to bring them down (US force levels) as the Iraqi security forces develop greater capability and as the political process goes forward so the Iraqi people help to suppress the insurgency, |
Our goal is to get large numbers of international forces from lots of countries, including those two, |
Our goal is to get the tribes in the south to oppose the Taliban, ... They have been relatively quiet thus far. We need them to oppose the Taliban. Therefore, we need them to recognize that they're going to have a voice in the post-Taliban government. |
Our government has made a considered judgment that it was appropriate to transfer these individuals to the government of the United Kingdom, |
Our hope is that as we build up Iraqi forces we will be able to relieve the stress on our forces and see a reduction in coalition forces over some period of time, probably post-Iraqi election. |
Our hope is that there will be no new sanctuaries or havens for terrorist networks. |
Our interaction is continuous. It is iterative, and it has been constructive and helpful, |
Our interest is not in trying him and punishing him, ... Our interest is in finding out what he knows. |
Our military is making a significant difference in providing relief and aid and help and compassion for those who have suffered, |
Our objective is not to create dependency but to encourage Iraqi independence, by giving Iraqis increasing responsibility, over time, for the security and governance of their country, ... Because long-term stability comes not from the presence of foreign forces but from the development of functioning local institutions. The sooner Iraqis can take responsibility for their own affairs the sooner U.S. forces can come home. |
Over time, it would be nice if NATO developed counter-terrorist capabilities, which don't exist at the present time as a NATO function. They do exist within NATO countries, |
overwhelmingly treated people humanely. |
people all across the spectrum, insurgents and opponents, people kind of leaning that way, people in the middle, people leaning toward the government and then the government. |
People are dead, and that's unfortunate, ... People need to be very careful about what they say just as people need to be careful about what they do. |