Sectarian Violenceaudio & video

[1:19]..." defeat. Would've been increased Iranian influence. It would have been. Increase in sectarian violence it would have been. A wider war which the United States of America might have had to come back so there was "...

[4:06]..." Senator Obama said. The surge could not work said it would increase sectarian violence said it was doomed to failure recently on a television program he said -- exceeded. Our wildest expectations. But yet. After conceding "...

[5:06]..." senator there were 8200 US casualties among the country was right. With sectarian violence and you raised a lot of eyebrows on this trip sane. Even knowing what you know now. You still would not have "...

[5:58]..." seen increased Iranian influence she would have seen an increase in -- sectarian violence we would've seen Al Qaeda establishing another foothold and by the way. -- Qaeda is on Iraq. But they're not defeated. And "...

[6:59]..." seen the prospects of success and the enormous reduction in violence and sectarian violence as the as a government. Take action maintains control of also Basra and Baghdad. So the benefits of that success are tangible "...

[0:19]..." American and Iraqi forces have made significant progress. Well there's more begun sectarian violence civilian deaths and military deaths are down. Improvements in security -- helped clear the way for political and economic progress. The Iraqi government has passed a budget in three major benchmark laws in many economic indicators are now pointed in the right direction. Serious and complex challenges remain in Iraq it would to search a major strategic shift is occurred. Fifteen months ago extremists were sowing sectarian violence today many mainstream Sunni and shia are actively confronting the extremists. Fifteen months ago Al Qaeda was using bases in Iraq killer "...

[0:11]..." results. The immediate goal of the surge was to bring down the sectarian violence that threatened to overwhelm the government in Baghdad. Restore basic security to Iraqi communities. And drive the terrorists rather safe it. As general Petraeus told congress American and Iraqi forces have made significant progress in all these serious. While there's more to be done sectarian violence is down dramatically. Civilian deaths in military deaths are also down many neighborhoods once controlled by Al Qaeda had been liberated. Cooperation "...

[2:07]..." defensive. Today we have the initiative. Fifteen months ago extremists were sowing sectarian violence. Today many mainstream Sunni and shia are actively confronting the extremists. Fifteen months ago Al Qaeda bases in Iraq it was using "...

[0:20]..." Well we've seen a reduction in violence 90% since sectarian violence reaching 70% overall violence crossed. A wreck and we've also seen -- even political progress we're the Maliki government it is. Dealing "...

[7:37]..." Baghdad we've worked with the Iraqi security forces to greatly diminish the sectarian violence and civilian deaths. We broke in the grip of Al Qaeda on the capital. We've weaken the influence of Iranian backed militias. "...

[23:40]..." from decades of under investment. Iraq's economic problems grew worse during the sectarian violence proceeded to search. Oil revenues decline businesses close their doors and infrastructure was destroyed. A year later. Almost every key economic indicators "...

[3:14]..." 50% or production has doubled. Inflation is down from 66 the five sectarian violence -- by 90% are casualties are way down without long way to go but -- the searchers were on all prime. "...

[2:21]..." in which the security has improved. Significantly over that period of horrific sectarian violence. That toward the very fabric of Iraqi society from the sort of it's late summer fall of 2006 through -- in the "...

[9:06]..." to. To kill innocent civilians and to -- to try to reignite sectarian violence and and to kill our soldiers so there's no there is no so -- there's no load it will put a stake "...

[23:57]..." see -- a country that is so badly fractured by years of sectarian violence and general impression that you're looking at and you you know public works project in that'll take many years if not decades "...