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

And so I think that if the person has the funds, the network, and the equipment to do this, and also the experience, which is the key factor, then they can be quite deadly.

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.

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.

But clearly the fact that we've gone from zero Iraqi security forces on duty in May to up to 200,000 today is an enormous accomplishment, but it's not enough.

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