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We can put a stake through the heart of Islamic State as an army. We can put a stake through the heart of its leaders. You can take away its territory. But you can’t put a stake through the heart of the ideas, of the ideology, that sadly, tragically, still has some attraction for some small numbers in the Islamic faith.

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The biggest of the big ideas that guided the strategy during the surge was explicit recognition that the most important terrain in the campaign in Iraq was the human terrain – the people – and our most important mission was to improve their security.

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At a certain point, you have to take the rearview mirrors off the bus and focus forward, and that’s what we’ve sought to do.

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April 25, 2024

At a certain point, you have to take the rearview mirrors off the bus and focus forward, and that’s what we’ve sought to do.

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April 25, 2024

The biggest of the big ideas that guided the strategy during the surge was explicit recognition that the most important terrain in the campaign in Iraq was the human terrain – the people – and our most important mission was to improve their security.

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