Everybody needs to understand that I learned Arabic from the United States Army as a second language. I never spoke it at home. — John Abizaid Copy Share Image
But as we move from this period of what many Iraqis regard as perceived occupation, we need to move towards one of partnership. — John Abizaid Copy Share Image
Capturing any member of any terrorist cell or any insurgent cell that we may happen to come across is always very, very valuable, and… — John Abizaid Copy Share Image
As far as Zarqawi is concerned, there is a network of extremists; it's not just Zarqawi. — John Abizaid Copy Share Image
And over time, I think, as Iraqi security capacity builds, you'll see American and coalition presence there decline. — John Abizaid Copy Share Image
The United States is the most powerful nation on Earth and it just can't walk away from the Middle East and central Asia and… — John Abizaid Copy Share Image
Clearly the Secretary of Defense, my boss, would like nothing better than to get Osama bin Laden and to get... to ensure the complete… — John Abizaid Copy Share Image
You know as well as I do that counterinsurgency is a very nuanced type of military operation. — John Abizaid Copy Share Image
But my Arabic is pretty good. It's good enough to have conversations with people, to understand what they say, to understand what they're feeling. — John Abizaid Copy Share Image
We need to make it very clear to the Iranians, the same way we made it clear to the Soviet Union and China, that… — John Abizaid Copy Share Image
And so I think that if the person has the funds, the network, and the equipment to do this, and also the experience, which… — John Abizaid Copy Share Image
The power to prevent violence is a power that no police force seems to have anywhere in the United States. — John Abizaid Copy Share Image
So, these political activities will create friction in and of themselves, and in this environment of friction there'll be additional violence. — John Abizaid Copy Share Image
