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

Well, the hardest thing to do, as we know from our own experience on 9/11 is protect everything all the time.

We'll try to include Iraqi officers in our staffs. We will do everything we can to empower Iraqi security forces to stand up on their own and operate where they can alone.

But the truth of the matter is that there is there is an opportunity for them to participate in the economic and political future of the country and certainly in the security life of the country.

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

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.

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.