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.

I don't believe Iran is a suicide state.

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

But the key shift in focus will be from counter-insurgency operations to more and more cooperation with Iraqi security forces and to building Iraqi security capacity.

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

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.

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