The implications of allowing the region to become dominated by the ideology of al-Qaeda are the same as the implication in the years previous to World War II of allowing fascism to become the ideology of Germany, ... It will lead to a big war that none of us can stand.
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It's also natural in that part of the world to blame what people view as the... as the most important authority in the region, and that currently is the United States of America.John Abizaid
I think you will see a lot of strains develop in the political process that will result in violence everywhere in the country - but it's controllable, it's workable and it will lead to a much better future for these people.
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there's actually some indication, based on intelligence information that we have, that ammo is starting to be difficult for them to obtain in certain areas.
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I would say that U. S. officials and Iraqi officials are looking for the right people in the Sunni community to talk to in order to ensure that the Sunni Arab community ... becomes part of the political process,
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We have decided to make sure that we're cautious about how we're operating, and I have nothing to say further than that,
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But I am satisfied that the information that we have that this is the work of Zarqawi, is accurate.
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