Is it going to resolve the sectarian killings? No. Is it going to end the insurgency? No. |
The work we are doing with the Ministry of Interior and the police is, effectively, building a Shiite army. |
What this demonstrates is that Iraq is really skating on the edge of chaos, that things can go very bad very quickly. |
You have to deal with the military capabilities and consequences that's the most imminent and direct threat. You can't just kill terrorists; you have to change the environment from which they come. |