Undoubtedly, there are members of the former regime that are cooperating in some fashion and then there are extremists that are within Iraq that are cooperating with them.

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

I believe we've... we've worked very hard with the Iraqis to build a better place ever since the fall of Saddam's government.

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.

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

So, these political activities will create friction in and of themselves, and in this environment of friction there'll be additional violence.

I don't believe Iran is a suicide state.