And we need to maintain our foothold in the fight against…

The truth of the matter is, we can certainly fight against terrorism and fight terrorist groups around the world without having to give up…

— John Kiriakou

My immediate priorities are peace and stability. I want to differentiate between stability and security: Stability comes from the hearts of people and acceptance…

— Ashraf Ghani

Leaders need to be thinking constantly about what they're doing to create a basic sense of security and stability throughout an organization.

— Tom Rath

I want to differentiate between stability and security: Stability comes from the hearts of people and acceptance of the judicial system. Security comes from…

— Ashraf Ghani

I have no doubt that as the Iraqi security forces get better, and they are getting better and they are holding territory and they…

— Condoleezza Rice

We'll try to include Iraqi officers in our staffs. We will do everything we can to empower Iraqi security forces to stand up on…

— 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…

— John Abizaid

The largest single contributor to Iraq's security is that effort of Iraqi people who continue to step forward to join the various Iraqi security…

— Craig L. Thomas

Similarly, establishing a firm timeline for bringing our troops home could accelerate the development of Iraqi security forces and deepen their commitment to defending…

— Peter DeFazio

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…

— John Abizaid

The training and equipping of Iraqi security forces should be accelerated.

— Peter DeFazio

We need to continue our full support of the nascent Iraqi government by helping to rebuild their economic infrastructure and maintain security while training…

— Pat Roberts

And we remember the end of our combat mission and the emergence of a new dawn -- the precision of our efforts against al…

— Barack Obama

And over time, I think, as Iraqi security capacity builds, you'll see American and coalition presence there decline.

— John Abizaid

A transitional government is the beginning of a transfer of sovereignty. It's a question of Iraqi security and moving forward with the political process.

— Joschka Fischer