Steve Boylan
Steve Boylan
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The 2,000 service members killed in Iraq supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom is not a milestone,
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We are not redeploying units/personnel for the hurricane relief efforts as all the units/personnel here are required for the ongoing security and stability operations happening here in Iraq,
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As in any time when our operations are very proactive and going out after the terrorists groups, the insurgent groups, there is always the possibility that our casualties will go up,
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I ask that when you report on the events, take a moment to think about the effects on the families and those serving in Iraq, ... The 2,000 service members killed in Iraq supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom is not a milestone. It is an artificial mark on the wall set by individuals or groups with specific agendas and ulterior motives.
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We got specific information and intelligence that led us to him, ... We've been tracking him for a while.
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And whoever replaces him as number two, we will go after him as well.
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I guess it is certainly possible given some of the spectacular events, but hard to say,
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What's different this time is there are more Iraqi forces in the field with more experience,
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This shows that we are actively going after the network. We've taken down the number two in the network and that is going to have an impact,
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To say it's shutdown is difficult. It's almost impossible to physically shut it down.
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They are not going to redeploy early as they are already in the process of redeployment,
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They went in to capture him, he did not surrender and he was killed in the raid,
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We had a tip from an Iraqi citizen that led us to him, ... We've been tracking him for a while.
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We had a tip from an Iraqi citizen that led us to him, ... It was a joint US-Iraqi operation. We?ve been tracking him for a while.