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John Abizaid Quotes
And over time, I think, as Iraqi security capacity builds, youll see American and coalition presence there decline. - John Abizaid Quotes
And so I think that if the person has the funds, the network, and the equipment to do this, and also the experience, which is the key factor, then they can be quite deadly. - John Abizaid Quotes
As far as Zarqawi is concerned, there is a network of extremists; its not just Zarqawi. - John Abizaid Quotes
Being on the run, having to change the way that you do business, being unable to plan in a safe and secure environment, always looking over your shoulder, knowing that some day somebodys going to knock on your door and its going to be your last. - John Abizaid Quotes
But I am satisfied that the information that we have that this is the work of Zarqawi, is accurate. - John Abizaid Quotes
But all that having been said, you cant, in a city of a million people like Karbala, or 5 million like Baghdad, you cant be in all places at all times. - John Abizaid Quotes
But clearly the fact that weve gone from zero Iraqi security forces on duty in May to up to 200,000 today is an enormous accomplishment, but its not enough. - John Abizaid Quotes
But the key shift in focus will be from counter-insurgency operations to more and more cooperation with Iraqi security forces and to building Iraqi security capacity. - John Abizaid Quotes
But the truth of the matter is that there is there is an opportunity for them to participate in the economic and political future of the country and certainly in the security life of the country. - John Abizaid Quotes
Capturing any member of any terrorist cell or any insurgent cell that we may happen to come across is always very, very valuable, and the thing that interests me is that in most instances after a time people talk and they tell us what they know. - John Abizaid Quotes
Certainly our goal is to leave Iraq, but we cant leave Iraq with our forces until we know that the Iraqi security forces are capable and efficient enough to defend the sovereignty of the nation. - John Abizaid Quotes
Clearly the Secretary of Defense, my boss, would like nothing better than to get Osama bin Laden and to get... to ensure the complete defeat of al-Qaida, because we know that al-Qaida is planning operations against the United States even as we speak here. - John Abizaid Quotes
I think what actually works best is local-level individual targeting of key leadership nodes. - John Abizaid Quotes
I think you also understand that one of the key things thats got to be done in Iraq is to build a mentality of understanding that the military needs to be subordinate to civilian control and respectful of its own people. - John Abizaid Quotes
I think you will see a lot of strains develop in the political process that will result in violence everywhere in the country - but its controllable, its workable and it will lead to a much better future for these people. - John Abizaid Quotes
In other words, for every 10 enemy you kill you bring on 20 new recruits to their anti-coalition cause then essentially you are working against yourself. - John Abizaid Quotes
Its also natural in that part of the world to blame what people view as the... as the most important authority in the region, and that currently is the United States of America. - John Abizaid Quotes
Its clear to me now that weve got to reach out to the Arab Sunni community in particular in an effort to cause some moderate political activity to take place so they join the future of Iraq. - John Abizaid Quotes
Militarily we are not in any danger of losing. We cant be defeated militarily based on what the enemy currently throws against us. - John Abizaid Quotes
Morale is good; troops are confident; leaders are capable. - John Abizaid Quotes
Oh, the transition concerns me because as we move towards an important political event, its clear to me that the terrorists and insurgents will move as hard as they can to disrupt this process. - John Abizaid Quotes
Our forces will not be on the sidelines. - John Abizaid Quotes
So, these political activities will create friction in and of themselves, and in this environment of friction therell be additional violence. - John Abizaid Quotes
The real target is creating enough chaos in Iraq so that an extremist government can emerge there that would be friendly and conducive to the form of ideology that bin Laden, Zawahiri and Zarqawi believe in. - John Abizaid Quotes
Undoubtedly, there are members of the former regime that are cooperating in some fashion and then there are extremists that are within Iraq that are cooperating with them. - John Abizaid Quotes
Well try to include Iraqi officers in our staffs. We will do everything we can to empower Iraqi security forces to stand up on their own and operate where they can alone. - John Abizaid Quotes
Weve got to ensure that the quality and the capability of these forces will be good enough to withstand the challenges that the insurgents and the terrorists will present to the new Iraqi government. - John Abizaid Quotes
Well, the hardest thing to do, as we know from our own experience on 9/11 is protect everything all the time. - John Abizaid Quotes
Well, the reports are correct that were conducting very robust military operations on the Afghan side of the border in areas where we think al-Qaida is operating and Taliban remnants are. - John Abizaid Quotes
Yet, we believe that thats probably the vigilance of Iraqi security forces and some of our proactive measures the night before probably saved lives. - John Abizaid Quotes
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