Talks to an Al-Arabyie reporter in Qatar about his condolences for the family of a slain hostage, the policy of not negotiating with terrorists, that prisoners won't be exchanged for hostages, operations to liberate sections of Iraq from militia, and that damaged areas will receive resources to restore the standard of living. Discusses motivation of the insurgents and foreign fighters, why they must go, and that coalition forces will leave when the Iraqi government decides its time. Says insurgents have kidnapped 100 people, and that Iraqi and coalition forces have freed some - everyone needs to work together to free all of them. Talks about many organizations at work in Afghanistan to bring about the upcoming elections - additional forces in Afghanistan will further the progress. Says they are aware of the danger of groups that want to disrupt the Afghan elections. Discusses Pakistan's role in the war on terrorism.
| Date Taken: | 09.21.2009 |
| Date Posted: | 01.11.2010 23:09 |
| Category: | Interviews |
| Video ID: | 76840 |
| Filename: | DOD_100061505 |
| Length: | 00:15:50 |
| Location: | QATAR, QA |
| Downloads: | 1 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 1 |
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