I don't believe Iran is a suicide state.

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

I don't believe Iran is a suicide state.

But as we move from this period of what many Iraqis regard as perceived occupation, we need to move towards one of partnership.

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

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.

But my Arabic is pretty good. It's good enough to have conversations with people, to understand what they say, to understand what they're feeling.