ask ourselves, how will this conflict end? this is it the top lawyer at the pentagon. the general counsel of the defense department, jay johnson, speaking today at oxford university in britain broaching a subject that nobody at a high level of government has been willing to officially broach since 9/11. how will this conflict end? it is an unconventional conflict against an unconventional enemy and will not end in conventional terms. we cannot, and should not, expect al qaeda and. its associated forces to all surrender, all lay down their weapons in an old field or to sign a peace treaty with us. they are terrorist organizations. nor can we capture or kill every last terrorist who claims an affiliation with al qaeda. i can offer no prediction about when this conflict will end. or whether we are as winston churchill once described it near the beginning of the end. on the present course, i do
pentagon, general counsel of the defense department, jay johnson, speaking today at oxford university in britain, broaching a subject that as far as i know nobody at a high level of government has been willing to officially broach since 9/11. how will this conflict end? it is an unconventional conflict against an unconventional enemy and will not end in conventional terms. we cannot, and should not, expect al qaeda and its associated forces to all surrender, all lay down their weapons in an open field or to sign a peace treaty with us. they are terrorist organizations. nor can we capture or kill every last terrorist who claims an affiliation with al qaeda. i can offer no prediction about when this conflict will end. or whether we are as winston churchill once described it near the beginning of the end.
defense department, jay johnson, speaking today at oxford university in britain broaching a subject that nobody at a high level of government has been willing to officially broach since 9/11. how will this conflict end? it is an unconventional conflict against an unconventional enemy and will not end in conventional terms. we cannot, and should not, expect al qaeda and. its associated forces to all surrender, all lay down their weapons in an old field or to sign a peace treaty with us. they are terrorist organizations. nor can we capture or kill every last terrorist who claims an affiliation with al qaeda. i can offer no prediction about when this conflict will end. or whether we are as winston churchill once described it near
because in our unstable region, no one can guarantee that our peace partners today will be there tomorrow. and my friends, when i say tomorrow, i don t mean some distant time in the future. i mean tomorrow! peace can only be achieved around the negotiating table. the palestinian attempt to impose a settlement through the united nations will not bring peace. it should be forcefully opposed by all those who want to see this conflict end. i appreciate the president s clear position on this issue. peace cannot be imposed. it must be negotiated.
peace partners today will be there tomorrow. and, my friends, when i say tomorrow, i don t mean some distant time in the future. i mean tomorrow. [applause] peace can only be achieved around the negotiating table. the palestinian attempt to impose a settlement through the united nations will not bring peace. [applause] it should be forcefully opposed by all of those who want to see this conflict end. i appreciate the president s clear position on this issue. peace cannot be imposed. it must be negotiated. [applause]