The legal framework is such that I am unable to comment on it at this point. Having said that, with regard to the incident itself, the journalist's death at the Palestine Hotel was a tragedy,
It was used as an incendiary weapon against enemy combatants,
There was a full and comprehensive investigation about the incident conducted,
There is a recognized need that there is still a ways to go in increasing their capabilities. Yeah, they've got a few pickup trucks it's better than walking. Yeah, it would be nice if they all had Bradleys. We're not there yet.
as a result of specific questions posed by Congressional staffers during briefings.
These incident reports are not intended to provide - and do not provide - a comprehensive account of Iraqi casualties, ... trends in casualties resulting from insurgent attacks.
When you consider about 70 per cent of all attacks are made with IEDs of all types and account for more than one-third of all U.S. casualties, they are a big problem,
