Military Quotes by John Abizaid

John Abizaid

As far as Zarqawi is concerned, there is a network of extremists; it’s not just Zarqawi.

Concerned

Extremist

Military

John Abizaid

But as we move from this period of what many Iraqis regard as perceived occupation, we need to move towards one of partnership.

Military

Moving

Needs

John Abizaid

But clearly the fact that we’ve gone from zero Iraqi security forces on duty in May to up to 200,000 today is an enormous accomplishment, but it’s not enough.

Accomplishment

Military

Zero

John Abizaid

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.

Focus

Keys

Military

John Abizaid

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.

Country

Military

Opportunity

John Abizaid

Certainly our goal is to leave Iraq, but we can’t 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.

Goal

Iraq

Military

John Abizaid

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.

Boss

Military

United States

John Abizaid

I believe we’ve… we’ve worked very hard with the Iraqis to build a better place ever since the fall of Saddam’s government.

Believe

Fall

Military

John Abizaid

I think you also understand that one of the key things that’s 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.

Keys

Military

Thinking

John Abizaid

It’s clear to me now that we’ve 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.

Effort

Iraq

Military

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Accomplishment

Army

Believe

Boss

Capacity

Cells

Challenges

Command

Concerned

Country

Decline

Effort

Empowering

Environmental

Extremist

Fall

Fashion

Feelings

Focus

Goal

Good Enough

Government

Hardest

Home

Iran

Iraq

Keys

Leader

May

Middle East

Military

Moving

Needs

Operations

Opportunity

People

Plant

Police

Political

Powerful

Protect

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Suicide

Thinking

Troops

Trying

Type

United States

Violence

Wells

Years

Zero

Military Quotes by John Abizaid

As far as Zarqawi is concerned, there is a network of extremists; it’s not just Zarqawi.

But as we move from this period of what many Iraqis regard as perceived occupation, we need to move towards one of partnership.

But clearly the fact that we’ve gone from zero Iraqi security forces on duty in May to up to 200,000 today is an enormous accomplishment, but it’s not enough.

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.

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.

Certainly our goal is to leave Iraq, but we can’t 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.

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.

I believe we’ve… we’ve worked very hard with the Iraqis to build a better place ever since the fall of Saddam’s government.

I think you also understand that one of the key things that’s 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.

It’s clear to me now that we’ve 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.

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