美国新任驻伊拉克军事指挥官欧迪埃诺中将说，新的行动将对逊尼派和什叶派更加一视同仁，而且美国士兵将与伊拉克士兵共同驻扎在已经清理的地区。
The new American operational commander in Iraq, Lt. General Raymond Odierno, says that the new efforts will be more evenhanded among Sunni and Shiite neighborhoods, and American troops will stay alongside Iraqi troops in areas that have been cleared.