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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

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

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

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

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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

Clearly the Secretary of Defense, my boss, would like nothing better than to get Osama bin Laden and to get... to ensure the complete…

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You know as well as I do that counterinsurgency is a very nuanced type of military operation.

— John Abizaid

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

We need to make it very clear to the Iranians, the same way we made it clear to the Soviet Union and China, that…

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And so I think that if the person has the funds, the network, and the equipment to do this, and also the experience, which…

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The power to prevent violence is a power that no police force seems to have anywhere in the United States.

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So, these political activities will create friction in and of themselves, and in this environment of friction there'll be additional violence.

— John Abizaid