George Casey
George Casey
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do everything in their power to try to stop the march of freedom. And our troops are ready for it.
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Conditions-based reduction of coalition forces is a critical element of our strategy,
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The next 75 days are going to be critical for what happens,
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Things change in a battalion. We're making assessments on leadership, on training. There are a lot of variables that are involved here, senator,
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No, it's not a setback. I mean, unit readiness is going to fluctuate. And it is such a small number. And at this stage, I'm not concerned about small numbers,
forces iraqi security
The development of the Iraqi security forces is very much on track,
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The Iraqis are seeing that they need to take a stand against the foreign fighters and the Iraqis that support them so they can get on with their future,
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And it's obviously something that one has to be attentive to. It's obviously something that General Casey and his troops are attentive to and have to be concerned about,
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The level of attacks they've been able to generate has not increased substantially here over what we've seen in the last year, ... This insurgency is not progressing.
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I think that's entirely possible, senator, ... I mean, as we've looked at this, we've looked for the constitution to be a national compact, and the perception now is that it's not, particularly among the Sunni.
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It is important for the American people to understand that we should not be afraid of this fight, ... This is a tough fight. Their armed forces members are committed to this. The Iraqis are committed to this.
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what you are seeing is a change in tactics to more violent, more visible attacks against civilians and that is a no-win strategy for the insurgency.
I can tell you, Congressman, it's all going to be conditions-based,
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Look, you guys read the polls just like I do. And this is a terror campaign. And they are trying to create the impression that we and the Iraqis cannot succeed in Iraq,