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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.

It's Clear To Me Now That We've Got To Reach Out To The Arab Sunni Community In Particular In An Effort To Cause Some Moderate Political Activity To Take Place So They Join The Future Of Iraq.

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.

But As We Move From This Period Of What Many Iraqis Regard As Perceived Occupation, We Need To Move Towards One Of Partnership.

Nobody's More Mindful Of The Sacrifices Of Our Troops Than Those Of Us That Command Them.