Afghanistan Has Other Enormous Challenges As Well,

Al-qaida In Particular Remains Dangerous, And There [in Iraq] Is Some Residual Militia And Special Group Presence. There Are Still Between 20 And 30 Attacks Per Day, Still Periodic Car Bombs And Still Loss Of Innocent Civilians.

Even The Interior Ministry In Riyadh Was Hit. Since Then, The Saudis Have Employed A Very Intelligent And Comprehensive Approach To Counter Al-qaida, Including Precise Operations Based On Good Intelligence, Changes In Their Corrections Facilities, Superb Strategic Communications Programs And A Host Of Other Initiatives - All Of Which, Together, Have Helped Saudi Arabia Achieve Impressive Results In Their Fight Against Extremists.

Progress In Iraq Has Always Been About Teams Of People And Teams Of Teams - And Ultimately About Young Men And Women, Iraqi As Well As People From The Coalition.

I Just Don't Know Whether It Was All Destroyed Years Ago - I Mean, There's No Question That There Were Chemical Weapons Years Ago - Whether They Were Destroyed Right Before The War, (or) Whether They're Still Hidden.

Every Civilian's Death Diminishes Us, Collectively.