I think you also understand that one of the key things that's got to be done in Iraq is to build a mentality of understanding that the military needs to be subordinate to civilian control and respectful of its own people.

Oh, the transition concerns me because as we move towards an important political event, it's clear to me that the terrorists and insurgents will move as hard as they can to disrupt this process.

I don't believe Iran is a suicide state.

Nobody's more mindful of the sacrifices of our troops than those of us that command them.

As far as Zarqawi is concerned, there is a network of extremists; it's not just Zarqawi.

We've got to ensure that the quality and the capability of these forces will be good enough to withstand the challenges that the insurgents and the terrorists will present to the new Iraqi government.

The power to prevent violence is a power that no police force seems to have anywhere in the United States.