It's a form of successful organization because we didn't leave a stabilizing force behind. So they were able to rise from the ashes. But back then We had engaged about 100,000 Sunnis in that battle. We had about 100,000 Iraq security forces that were once cleared, we would hold and they provided protection for the Sunni populations. And we had 160,000American troops. (01:58–02:04)
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Asserts that 100,000 Sunnis were engaged in the battle against Al Qaeda in Iraq in 2007.
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