Major General Michael Barbero (Usa) Holds a Defense Department News Briefing

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Major General Michael Barbero (Usa) Holds a Defense Department News Briefing

GENERAL BARBERO HOLDS A DEFENSE DEPARTMENT NEWS BRIEFING

APRIL 19, 2007

SPEAKERS: MAJOR GENERAL MICHAEL BARBERO (USA), DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR REGIONAL OPERATIONS, JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF

[*] (JOINED IN PROGRESS) BARBERO: As I said, the investigation led by the Iraqi government is ongoing. And providing security in that area is going to be hard. As I said, it's a very lucrative target.

But I would say it's not -- we ought to look at this, although these are dramatic and have some strategic effect, we should not look at these one or two attacks, or one or two bad days, in isolation.

You know, it's about a long-term effort to improve the security situation, provide security which allows breathing space for the Iraqi government to make the necessary political adjustments.

And we continue to do this in several ways: our increased presence in the neighborhoods I talked about. We're embedded there, not just visiting, not just driving through...

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