It could be just a lucky shot. Or it could be that they have invested in a training program, and they now have some qualified operators and that'll be more of a threat than it has been in the past.

An aerial IED would be another indication of the enemy's innovation and creativity. Clearly they recognize that the publicity that surrounds a destroyed or damaged aircraft is significantly greater than the publicity that surrounds a destroyed or damaged vehicle.

An aerial IED would be another indication of the enemy's innovation and creativity.

It's going to be some of the hardest, bare-knuckled politics that has taken place ever in the Arab world. They play hardball.

It will be different in different places. In some places, governments are strong, Iraqi units are good, the ethnic balance is benign, (and) they are already running things.

Actually, our current military presence in Saudi Arabia could be described as more than merely symbolic. But it certainly is not as extensive as it was in the past.