The real target is creating enough chaos in Iraq so that an extremist government can emerge there that would be friendly and conducive to the form of ideology that bin Laden, Zawahiri and Zarqawi believe in.
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So, these political activities will create friction in and of themselves, and in this environment of friction there'll be additional violence.
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that this is not a rush to failure. It's a rush to victory.
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But clearly the fact that we've gone from zero Iraqi security forces on duty in May to up to 200,000 today is an enormous accomplishment, but it's not enough.
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