Pentagon Spokesman: We’re Not ‘Worried’ about Iraq; It’s More of a ‘Sustained Focus’

BALDWIN You know Admiral ░░░░░░░░ was talking to General ░░░░░░░░ Mark who is a ░░░░░░░░ intelligence officer during those ░░░░░░░░ that we were in ░░░░░░░░ the word he used ░░░░░░░░ still echoes with me ░░░░░░░░ the word devastating The ░░░░░░░░ lost all of our ░░░░░░░░ S serviceman and women ░░░░░░░░ in Iraq what worries ░░░░░░░░ the most about this ░░░░░░░░ KIRBY Well look we ░░░░░░░░ to maintain a focus ░░░░░░░░ counter terrorism around the ░░░░░░░░ and that s what ░░░░░░░░ us it s not ░░░░░░░░ much worries but we ░░░░░░░░ a sustained focus on ░░░░░░░░ threat which is clearly ░░░░░░░░ and growing in certain ░░░░░░░░ this threat of extremism ░░░░░░░░ the Middle East and ░░░░░░░░ Africa This is not ░░░░░░░░ that we ve lost ░░░░░░░░ Whether its in Iraq ░░░░░░░░ Afghanistan or places like ░░░░░░░░ It s not so ░░░░░░░░ worry there s been ░░░░░░░░ constant steady focus by ░░░░░░░░ Pentagon on this very ░░░░░░░░ threat.”