Iraq has gone from being on the brink to being on the mend, and it clearly has some big advantages. — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
This cannot be the United States being the air force for Shia militias, or a Shia on Sunni Arab fight. — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
US Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker and I have repeatedly sought to emphasize that the progress in Iraq is fragile and also,… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
There has, indeed, been very substantial progress in Iraq over the past year - violence is down by 80 percent, civilian deaths… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
Progress in Iraq has always been about teams of people and teams of teams - and ultimately about young men and women,… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
We cleared many of their towns and cities and rural areas of al-Qaida Iraq and other insurgents. — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
I just don't know whether it was all destroyed years ago - I mean, there's no question that there were chemical weapons… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
Iran, as we have already discussed, has carried out very, very harmful activities inside Iraq. Funding, trainings, arming and, in some cases,… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
The progress in Iraq is still fragile. And it could still be reversed. Iraq still faces innumerable challenges, and they will be… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
Al-Qaida in particular remains dangerous, and there [in Iraq] is some residual militia and special group presence. There are still between 20… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
The art of coalition command - whether it is here in Afghanistan, whether it was in Iraq or in Bosnia or in… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
The Sunni Arabs began to realize that they had made a huge mistake by not voting in the election of 2005 and… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
I am neither a pessimist nor an optimist. I am a realist, and the reality in Iraq is that it has been… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
There are some ideas that will translate from Iraq to Afghanistan and there are many that will not. The first lesson of… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
There [in Afghanistan] is also a growing insurgency threat from al-Qaida, the Taliban and other extremist elements, some of which comes from the tribal… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
Over the last few years they have done a superb job in their fight against al-Qaida. As you may recall, our embassy in Jedda… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair. — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
Money can be a very important form of "ammunition," although we should never forget that when you're being shot at the most important ammunition… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
The president and I sat down in the Oval Office, and he expressed very clearly that what he wants from me is my best… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
Don't forget Yemen, where there are also extremist elements, as we saw recently. — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
If you look at casualties, you find countries that had much higher loss rates per capita than the US. Denmark comes to mind, the… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
Political progress will only take place if sufficient security exists. — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
Even the Interior Ministry in Riyadh was hit. Since then, the Saudis have employed a very intelligent and comprehensive approach to counter al-Qaida, including… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
In Afghanistan you are not rebuilding, you are building. There is very limited infrastructure and extreme terrain, with deserts in the south and mountains… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
![“Al-Qaida in particular remains dangerous, and there [in Iraq] is some residual militia and special group presence. There are still between 20 and 30 attacks per day, still periodic car bombs and still loss of innocent civilians.” quote by David Petraeus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b79/david-petraeus-11182_als_al-qaida-in-particular-remains-dangerous_1610077.jpg)
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