This cannot be the United States being the air force for Shia militias, or a Shia on Sunni Arab fight.
David PetraeusIf you don't want to have to kill or capture every bad guy in the country, you have to reintegrate those who are willing to be reconciled and become part of the solution instead of a continued part of the problem. And then, above all, the resources.
David PetraeusIraq has gone from being on the brink to being on the mend, and it clearly has some big advantages.
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