Morale Is Good; Troops Are Confident; Leaders

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 My Arabic Is Pretty Good. It's Good Enough To Have Conversations With People, To Understand What They Say, To Understand What They're Feeling.

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.

We've Got To Ensure That The Quality And The Capability Of These Forces Will Be Good Enough To Withstand The Challenges That The Insurgents And The Terrorists Will Present To The New Iraqi Government.

And Over Time, I Think, As Iraqi Security Capacity Builds, You'll See American And Coalition Presence There Decline.