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elinkedtomilitiasanddeathsquads.abattalioncommanderwasarrestedforpoiblecomplicityinsectariandeaths.andearlierthisweek,twoofiraq''smostseniorpolicecommanderswer

ereaignedaspartofamajorrestructuringofthenationalpoliceforce.

anotherreasonfortherecentincreaseinattacksisthattheterroristsaretryingtoinfluencepublicopinionhereintheunitedstates.theyhaveasophisticatedpropagandastrategy.theyknowtheycaotdefeatusinthebattle,sotheyconducthigh-profileattacks,hopingthattheimagesofviolencewilldemoralizeourcountryandforceustoretreat.theycarryvideocamerasandfilmtheiratrocities,andbroadcastthemontheinternet.theye-mailimagesandvideoclitomiddleeasterncablenetworkslikeal-jazeera,anditructtheirfollowerstosendthesamematerialtoamericanjournalists,authors,andopinionleaders.theyoperateweites,wheretheypostmeagesfortheirfollowersandreadersacrotheworld.

inonerecentmeage,theglobalislamicmediafront--agroupthatoftenpostsalqaedapropagandaonweites--saidtheirgoalisto,"carryoutamediawarthatisparalleltothemilitarywar."thisisthesamestrategytheterroristslaunchedinafghanistanfollowing9/11.inalettertothetalibanleadermullahomar,osamabinladenwrotethatalqaedaintendedtowage"amediacampaign,tocreateawedgebetweentheamericanpeopleandtheirgovernment."

theterroristsaretryingtodivideamericaandbreakourwill,andwemustnotallowthemtosucceed.soamericawillstandwiththedemocraticgovernmentofiraq.wewillhelpprimeministermalikibuildafreenationthatcangovernitself,sustainitself,anddefenditself.andwewillhelpiraqbecomeastrongdemocracythatisastrongallyinthewaronterror.

thereisonethingwewillnotdo:wewillnotpullourtroooffthebattlefieldbeforethemiioniscomplete.therearesomeinwashingtonwhoarguethatretreatingfromiraqwouldmakeussafer.idisagree.retreatingfromiraqwouldallowtheterroriststogainanewsafehavenfromwhichtolaunchnewattacksonamerica.retreatingfromiraqwoulddishonorthemenandwomenwhohavegiventheirlivesinthatcountry,andmeantheirsacrificehasbeeninvain.andretreatingfromiraqwouldemboldentheterrorists,andmake

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