Quotes by George Casey

“We say we make progress relentlessly in little steps a day at a time. And we just keep taking little steps. And every once in a while, you get to see what happens when all those little steps yield something.”

“They were involved in about a monthlong planning cycle with us. And they were well-integrated with us. ... Ive heard nothing but positive things about how they performed,”

“Level 1 is being totally independent, and we know theyre not going to be there in large numbers for a while. But theyre already getting to level 2, which means they can get into and lead the fight.”

“The next 75 days are going to be critical for what happens,”

“do everything in their power to try to stop the march of freedom. And our troops are ready for it.”

“I think right now were in a period of a little greater uncertainty than when I was asked that question back in July and March,”

“This constitutional referendum and whether it is supported by the Sunnis to a large degree, I think, is something that we just have to watch to see how that comes out. So until were done with this political process here, with the referendum and the elections in December, I think its too soon to tell.”

“One of the most positive trends that we see across Iraq is the willingness of the Sunnis to participate in a political process. We have seen them registering in large numbers in all of the major Sunni provinces,”

“reducing the visibility and ultimately the presence of coalition forces as we transition to Iraqi security self-reliance remains a key element of our counter-insurgency strategy.”

“Until were done with this political process here with the referendum and the elections in December, I think its too soon to tell.”