We have reason to believe he is a key figure in attacks against coalition figures and Iraqi citizens, |
We have said for the last couple of weeks that we have seen the enemy starting to attack soft targets, Iraqi targets, rather than military targets, ... He is attempting to intimidate the people of Iraq. He will not succeed. |
We just don't have enough information at this point to either assess blame, innocence or fault, |
We still have some tough fighting ahead of us, ... It is not completely calm throughout this country. |
We will be here on July 1, |
We would be a little bit closer to achieving our goals against terrorism if we captured bin Laden. But let's not make the mistake to think that it would all be over, |
What we saw at the strike location, what we had prior to that attack and all of our post-strike intelligence continues to confirm that that was a safe house with a significant amount of ammunition being stored for whatever reason, |
You had terrorist forces inside that cemetery firing at these Iraqi police stations ... using mortars from that location to try to kill Iraqi police ... ... We sent coalition forces against that cemetery to try to stop those rocket-propelled grenades and mortars. |
You're going to need generals. You're going to need full colonels. You're going to need senior officers to command and control those organizations. Obviously, that is not a skill level that you can get in a series of weeks, |