Peter Rodman
Peter Rodman
Peter Warren Rodmanwas a lawyer, government official and foreign policy expert...
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achieving authority extending fact government objective
We think they are not achieving their objective and in fact the government is extending its authority politically around the country,
arab elections last pole political population pulling saw successful three
We saw three successful elections last year... In that success of those elections, you can see the gravitational pole working on the Sunni Arab population pulling them into the political process.
fight knows relationship
We see this as, the fight is still on, and he knows that, ... Operationally, our relationship with them is good.
fight knows
We see it that the fight is still on and he knows that,
adjusted calculate challenges china light military
Today, we would calculate the operational challenges in light of new military capabilities and technologies China has acquired, just as we have always adjusted to new realities.
civil extremists trying
What the extremists are trying to do is to foment a civil war. But we don't see it. We don't see it succeeding.
forces iraqi large performed security severe
We think that by and large the Iraqi security forces have performed well under a very severe test.
battle coalition forces iraqis less precisely reason space turn visible
One of the reason we want to turn over battle space to Iraqis is precisely so coalition forces can be less visible and less exposed.
maybe speaking violence
Maybe he was speaking to his people, who would like to see the violence subside,
both gain learn perhaps sides
We think both sides would gain by having more interaction. We would learn more about them, and perhaps they would learn more about us.
hope separate
We hope this will separate them from the extremists.
improve iraqis lives prove work
We must prove that (economic) institutions can work and improve the lives of Iraqis at the fundamental level.
believe stakes
The stakes are enormous, the U.S. has a strategy, and we believe it's the right one.
civil days few next political succeed war
Not only do I not see civil war happening, I don't think they will succeed in derailing this political process. The next few days will tell if I am right.