We cleared many of their towns and cities and rural areas of al-Qaida Iraq and other insurgents. — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
The fact is that Iran doesn't want to see the Taliban come back any more than do most Afghan citizens. — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
The Islamic State fighters in Mosul are dead men walking and I think they increasingly know it. — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
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
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
Afghanistan has other enormous challenges as well, including a political system that is still very much developing, although there has been some… — 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… — 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
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
We obviously don't want to cause problems for the Afghan government, President Hamid Karzai and the Afghan people. In fact, we want… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
US forces have been increased [in Afghanistan ] from some 21,000 to about 31,000 over the past two years and a number… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
This is actually true of the overall fight against al-Qaeda and trans-national extremists, that as you put pressure on them in one… — 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
In Afghanistan you are not rebuilding, you are building. There is very limited infrastructure and extreme terrain, with deserts in the south… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
We're here so that Afghanistan does not once again become a sanctuary for transnational extremists the way it was when al-Qaeda planned… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
President Obama has said that our aspirations should be realistic. We are not going to turn one of the poorest countries in… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
Reconciliation is what takes place, of course, at higher levels. President Karzai has been very clear about the red lines for reconciliation,… — 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
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
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
Syria has allowed its soil to be transited by foreign fighters who have come from a variety of source countries in the… — 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… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
The question is always how you get the number of troops needed. They do not have to be coalition forces. We also… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
First and foremost is to not allow the reestablishment, if you will, of an extremist sanctuary that can export the kind 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
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