Quotes by Rick Lynch

“The insurgents are still there, ... They still want to derail the democratic process. They still want to discredit the Iraqi government, so operations continue.”

“It is imperative, in our perspective, that we drive a wedge between the insurgents and the Sunni population of Iraq . And having them actively involved in the political process is a way to drive that wedge,”

“What weve got to do is look at the individual that was indeed detained and what was he doing, regardless of what his profession is, ... Thats a no.”

“The policy doesnt need to change. The policy thats in effect is the one that will stay in effect.”

“We have a very deliberate process on how we work with those detainees,”

“What was he doing that caused us to believe he was involved in suspicious activities? And then we will continue to work through our process to determine whether he should remain in detention, be released or transferred into the court system.”

“have the ability to pick the time and place of their choosing ... They have used swarm tactics and conducted a complex attack against civilians and Iraqi police officers.”

“In law enforcement, theres a time when you have to disassociate yourself from tragedy because if you cant, itll destroy you, ... Theres a point in an investigation where youre still working on it, but you have to keep things in perspective or you wont make it to retirement.”

“Theyre not going to be leaving early as a result of the hurricane,”

“This was the first use of the Iraqi air force,”