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

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.

Everybody needs to understand that I learned Arabic from the United States Army as a second language. I never spoke it at home.

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.

And over time, I think, as Iraqi security capacity builds, you'll see American and coalition presence there decline.

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.

You don't build a new power plant in the United States overnight. It takes years to build.