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IRAQI FORCES INCREASINGLY EFFECTIVE AGAINST AL QAEDA ESPECIALLY AROUND BAGHDAD. WHAT ARE YOU BENCHMARKS? >> Guest: WELL, LET'S TAKE A STEP BACK AND...
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DOING. VIE-SA-VIE AL QAEDA IN AND AROUND BAGHDAD. ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS OVER THE PAST MONTH HAS BEEN THAT GENERAL ODIAM AND THE FORCES...
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CITY OF BAGHDAD HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD TO ROLL UP AL QAEDA NETWORKS THAT EXIST AND RUN FROM FALLUJAH ALL THE WAY SOUTH OF BAGHDAD IN ALMOST A SEMI...
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CHANGED? >> Guest: ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING CHANGES OVER THE PAST MONTH IS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN IRAQI COMMAND. IN BAGHDAD. LED BY GENERAL ABOOD...
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WITH LIEUTENANT GENERAL NIL ON THE AMERICAN SIDE AND THESE TWO HAVE WORKED TOGETHER IN ORDER TO CREATE THE BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN AND TO LINK UP IRAQI...
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U.S. FORES GETTING ON THE GROUND THAT WILL DETERMINE WHERE A BOMB MAKING FACILITY IS? WHO THE ARE INSURGENTS ARE THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUICIDE...
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THE PAST MONTH, SIX WEEKS HAVE WORKED VERY AGGRESSIVELY TO FIND THESE CAR BOMBING FACTORIES AND OTHER WEAPONS CACHES THAT AL QAEDA HAS USED. ONE...
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NOT BEEN FIGHTING THE UNITED STATES OR THE GOVERNMENT
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OF IRAQ. AL QAEDA HAS BEEN ROLLED BACKWARDS AWAY FROM THE CITY OF BAGHDAD AND IS RESPONDING TO U.S. EFFORTS IN THE CITY. WE HAVE SEEN PRIME MINISTER...
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IS, INDEED. >> Host: THE BROTHER OF ROBERT KAGAN. >> Guest: THAT IS CORRECT. YES, INDEED. >> Host: BEEN ON THE PROGRAM SEVERAL TIMES. FREDERICK, MARYLAND,...
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SAYS THAT THE U.S. FORCES AND WHATEVER HAVE
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BEEN ROLLING
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UP, ALL THESE AL QAEDA
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CONNECTIONS AND GROUPS AND CAR BOMB FACTORY FELLOW, GIVE US THE NUMBERS OF
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HOW MANY, WHO THEY
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ARE, WHETHER THEY ARE INDEED AL QAEDA AND NOT JUST SUNNI OR SHIITE GROUPS AND, AND ALSO, THE AMERICAN FORCES IN THOSE OUTPOSTS AND BAINGTED ARE LIVING...
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MULTIPLE FORCES
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NATIONAL AND PUBLICLY AVAILABLE MEDIA AND TELL YOU THAT U.S. FORCES HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY ACTIVE AND SUCCESSFUL IN TARGET THE CAR BOMBING RINGS SOUTH...
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THIS, THE GENESIS OF THIS WAR WAS A BAD COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ISRAELIS AND ARABS. AND THE AMERICANS SEEM TO HAVE GOTTEN IN THE MIDDLE BECAUSE WE HAVE...
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PEOPLE LIVING IN
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OUR COUNTRY. >> Host:
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OKAY. HOLD OFF ON THAT POINT. LET ME FOLLOW UP. WHEN'S THE PREMISE? WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSE TO THE PREMISE OF THAT QUESTION? >> Guest: I REJECT THE PREMISE...
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PROTRACTED U.S. COMMITMENT TO IRAQ ITSELF BEGINNING IN 1990, 1991. >> Host: PLEASE CONTINUE, CALLER. >> Caller: YES. WELL, I GET
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THE HOLY BOOKS, NO MATTER WHAT SITE THEY ARE ON. THEY EXCLUDE THE OTHER BROTHER. AND THIS IS THE FACT. THEY'RE GOING TO ARGUE UNTIL HELL FREEZES OVER...
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THINK'S COMING BUT THIS
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IS THEIR 0 STEN NECESSITY AN THEY'RE ATTORNEYS AND WHATEVER THEY COME AND HIDE THEIR RELIGION. >> Host: THANK YOU. COMMENT? >> Guest: NO COMMENT. >> Host:...
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IS DISENGENERAL YOU ABOUT WINNING OR NOT
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IN IRAQ. A COUPLE OF
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YEARS -- ARTICLE SAYING IT CAN BE -- STARTED
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OFF SAYING IT CAN
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BE SAID -- NOW WINNING
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THE WAR IN IRAQ AND HAVE THE SAME KIND OF CALM DOWN -- I GUESS THEY CALL THEM THE SURGE DOING OVER THERE AND HAD IS SAME KIND OF -- ON THE CIVILIANS...
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| 00:11:40 |
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SITUATION ON THE GROUND IN BAGHDAD. AND THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND IN BAGHDAD HAS BEEN CHANGING VERY DRAMATICALLY OVER THE PAST YEAR AS SECTARIAN VIOLENCE...
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IS WHAT PRIME MINISTER MALAKI HAS BEEN SAYING SINCE PRESIDENT BUSH ANNOUNCED THE SURGE IN EARLY JANUARY AND HIS MESSAGE HAS
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BEEN CLEAR AND ONE OF THE WAYS HE HAS COMMUNICATED THE MESSAGE IS SEEING TO IT NO ONE WHETHER IN HIS GOVERNMENT OR TO EASIED -- OPPOSED TO HIS GOVERNMENT...
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WASHINGTON JOURNAL." >> Caller: GOOD MORNING, KIMBERLY. >> Guest: GOOD MORNING. >> Caller: I FIND YOUR STUD SDI IS BREASTING AND BASED UPON THE DISCOURSE,...
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PERFORMANCE
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METRIC AND
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DIFFICULT TO DISCERN WHY IS IT EVEN IMPORTANT. >> Host: THANK YOU. >> Guest: I'D LIKE TO COMMENT ON THAT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE...
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IN IRAQ BECAUSE WE HAVE A VERY
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COMPLEX SITUATION. A COMPLICATED COUNTER INSURGENCY AND THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND IN BAGHDAD HAS BEEN CHANGING VERY RAPIDLY AND DRAMATICALLY. THE...
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T-NET THAT GOT US IN THIS MESS IN THE FIRST PLACE. I UNDERSTAND THAT. MY QUESTION IS
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AREN'T WE MAKING THE
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SAME MISTAKE AGAIN WE CONTINUE TO MAKE EVERY TIME WE INVADE A COUNTRY OR SET UP A GOVERNMENT THAT WE PROVIDE THEM WEAPONS, TRAINING AND THEN THEY TURN...
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AND KOSOVO AND REALIZE, IN FACT, PEACEKEEPING INTERVENTIONS TOOK QUELL VIOLENCE TO QUELL CIVIL WAR, CAN BE ENORMOUSLY SUCCESSFUL AND SUCCESS TAKES ...
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AGREE WITH YOU AND NICE TO HEAR SOMEBODY SAYING THINGS LIKE I SEE THEM. AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT AMERICAN PEOPLE SEE THROUGH THIS BECAUSE THEY GET...
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CHANCE. AND THAT WAS MY COMMENT. IT'S GOOD TO HEAR YOUR VIEWS. THANK YOU. >> Host: THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THE CALL. BOSTON, GOOD MORNING TO YOU. >>...
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A CAPITAL OF THE CITY. AND THIS WOMAN IS DEFENDING IN HER OWN WAY THE
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ADMINISTRATION. I'M NOT A REPUBLICAN. I'M NOT A DEMOCRAT. IT'S ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS THAT THE MOST POWERFUL MILITARY FORCE THAT'S EVER BEEN FORMULATED...
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TIME BUT WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT
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THERE'S ACTUALLY A CHANGE OF MISSION THAT'S UNDER WAY AND IT WILL TAKE A LONG TIME TO SEE THE FRUITS AND THE RESULTS OF THE BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN....
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IRAN. THEY HAVE A
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BORDER LIKE OUR MEXICAN BORDER. WHAT
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WILL HAPPEN? THEY WILL TAKE
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CONTROL. WE WILL ENHANCE IRAN. WE'LL SUBJUGATE THE SUNNIS PROBABLY TO ANOTHER PALESTINIAN. AND WE'LL WONDER WHAT THE HELL WE LOST ALL THESE YOUNG ...
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THEY'RE SHIA OR SUNNI. AND, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS AND PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS TO ENGAGE IN SECURITY OPERATIONS OUTSIDE OF BAGHDAD...
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| 00:23:22 |
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PRIME MINISTER'S MALAKI'S HAND. >> Host: KIMBERLY KAGAN,
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THE AUTHOR OF THE SECOND OF A SERIES OF REPORTS ON THE EFFORT IN BAGHDAD AND IRAQ, YOU CAN GET MORE INFORMATION LOGGING ON TO THE WEEKLY STANDARD AND...
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GAVELING IN THIS A MOMENT. A SCHEDULING REMINDER WE ARE LIVE ON C-SPAN 3 WITH FORMER VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE TESTIFYING BEFORE A HOUSE COMMITTEE THIS MORNING....
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.