In a video teleconference with reporters at the Pentagon he said that the Iraqi government must become capable of boosting the economy in order to "take the angry young men off the street, to give them an alternative" so they will not be tempted to join the insurgency. "I honestly believe that as this government begins work on the policies that will be required to put people to work and make use of the vast resources of Iraq that you're going to see a decrease in violence ... In the areas where unemployment is the highest, as I go out and talk to people in those areas  they tell me the one thing  you can do to lower the number of insurgents is find jobs for the people , "
In a video teleconference with reporters at the Pentagon he said , "by creating jobs and opportunity, the Iraqi government would take away a major source of support for violent movements -- aimless, underemployed, young men who would otherwise rather be gainfully employed and supporting their families, but are laying IEDs, shooting RPGs and fighting Iraqi security forces and the coalition because they lack alternatives ... In areas where unemployment is the highest, as I go out and talk to people in those areas , and they tell me the one thing that you can do to lower the number of insurgencies is find jobs for the people . And we're committed to help both the Iraqi government and the PRTs as they go about the business of doing exactly that. "
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must become capable of boosting the economy in order to "take the angry young men off the street, to give them an alternative" so they will not be tempted to join the insurgency. "I honestly believe that as this government begins work on the policies that will be required to put people to work and make use of the vast resources of Iraq that you're going to see a decrease in violence
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. And we're committed to help both the Iraqi government and the PRTs as they go about the business of doing exactly that.