Rick Lynch
Rick Lynch
against believe crucial element foreign great success terrorists
We believe we are experiencing great success against the most crucial element of the insurgency, which is the terrorists and the foreign fighters,
closing rats
The rats know we are closing in on them,
effect policy stay
The policy doesn't need to change. The policy that's in effect is the one that will stay in effect.
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We're not seeing civil war ignited in Iraq. We're seeing a competent, capable Iraqi government using their security forces to calm the storm.
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They're not going to be leaving early as a result of the hurricane,
attack basic insurgents run seems somewhere
There seems to be this basic idea that we attack a city, the insurgents run away and go somewhere else, and I've got to tell you, that's not happening,
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approached at a high rate of speed and then conducted activity that in itself was suspicious. There were individuals hanging outside with what looked to be a weapon. It stopped and immediately put itself in reverse. Again suspicious activity. Our soldiers on the scene used established rules of engagement and all the training received ... (and they) decided that it was appropriate to engage that particular car. And as a result of that the driver was indeed killed and the passenger was hurt by shards of glass.
focused last problem worked
Last year, as we worked through the problem set, that (militias) wasn't a problem set we focused on.
again convinced fight happened today
It happened again today and it can happen again tomorrow, ... We are convinced that we are going to fight our way to the elections.
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He was in a situation where we believed he was conducting suspicious activities. His response to the initial investigation was suspicious in itself. He was detained ... but he was released three days later,
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The insurgents are still there, ... They still want to derail the democratic process. They still want to discredit the Iraqi government, so operations continue.
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In Tal Afar, coalition forces and members of the Iraqi security forces are preparing a possible military operation to rid that city of insurgents,
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The difference is that the Iraqi police mechanized brigade actively patrols Route Irish, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, ... It transformed it from the highway of death to one of the most safe and secure routes in all of Iraq, again a tribute to the capabilities of these trained and ready police forces.
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You will see, over the next several weeks -- we're not specifying any time -- specific military operations to target the insurgency in Tal Afar,