John Reid
John Reid
along needed stay troops
We have said all along that our troops will stay there as long as they are needed and requested by the Iraqis, that when they withdraw... it will not be an event, it will be a process.
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The fact of the matter is that whether it's in London or Egypt or Turkey or New York or Washington, we have to pay the price of guarding ourself, which is internal vigilance.
good job
We're having a good look around to see if we can get someone who we think can do a job for us.
groups parties
Parties -- and the paramilitary groups -- have to play their part
cut designs imperial nor occupying run stay
We do not have designs to stay (in Iraq) as an occupying imperial power. Nor are we going to cut and run because of terrorists,
course next process start
In the course of next year, there could be the start of the process of the handover to the Iraqis.
embraced enemies enemy faced history
In our history we have faced enemies before which have embraced some of these methods. Never, though, have we faced an enemy that embraced them all on such a scale.
combat competing factions problem split theatre
In any theatre of combat in the world where there are competing factions at war, there is always the problem about split loyalties,
authority highly statement stature within
highly significant statement from someone of his authority and stature within republicanism.
admit expect frantic freely terrorists
I freely admit to you that I expect that the terrorists will get more frenetic, more frantic
assisting country hope iraq itself near
I hope that any country near or bordering Iraq itself would be doing nothing that is or could be construed as assisting terrorists,
lose tough
In that game, yeah, it's tough to lose Warren.
exclude highly himself improving lives northern people
be highly regrettable if he were to exclude himself from institutions which are already improving the lives of people in Northern Ireland.
committed radar thinking
He's on our radar but we haven't yet committed in any form. We're still thinking that one through.