« All Military Quotes · John Abizaid's Page
Military Quotes by John Abizaid
- Morale is good; troops are confident; leaders are capable.
- 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 accomplishment,…
- 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 security…
- Certainly our goal is to leave Iraq, but we can't leave Iraq with our forces until we know that the Iraqi security forces are capable…
- I think you also understand that one of the key things that's got to be done in Iraq is to build a mentality of understanding…
- As far as Zarqawi is concerned, there is a network of extremists; it's not just Zarqawi.
- But as we move from this period of what many Iraqis regard as perceived occupation, we need to move towards one of partnership.
- But the truth of the matter is that there is there is an opportunity for them to participate in the economic and political future of…
- Clearly the Secretary of Defense, my boss, would like nothing better than to get Osama bin Laden and to get... to ensure the complete defeat…
- I believe we've... we've worked very hard with the Iraqis to build a better place ever since the fall of Saddam's government.
- It's clear to me now that we've got to reach out to the Arab Sunni community in particular in an effort to cause some moderate…
- Oh, the transition concerns me because as we move towards an important political event, it's clear to me that the terrorists and insurgents will move…
- Undoubtedly, there are members of the former regime that are cooperating in some fashion and then there are extremists that are within Iraq that are…
- 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 their…
- You know as well as I do that counterinsurgency is a very nuanced type of military operation.
- Well, the reports are correct that we're conducting very robust military operations on the Afghan side of the border in areas where we think al-Qaida…
More Military Quotes
- We make war that we may live in peace. — Aristotle
- He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled. — Aristotle
- We worked on solving the problem of voice communications in a noisy military environment. We established military codes that are highly audible… — M H Abrams
- Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. — Isaac Asimov
- Washington is like a self-sealing tank on a military aircraft. When a bullet passes through, it closes up. — Dean Acheson
- A man should be upright, not be kept upright. — Marcus Aurelius
- The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious. — Marcus Aurelius
- The proportion between the velocity with which men or animals move, and the weights they carry, is a matter of considerable importance,… — Charles Babbage
- Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. — Francis Bacon
- We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it. — Robert Baden-Powell
- If it's natural to kill, how come men have to go into training to learn how? — Joan Baez
- Man is a military animal, glories in gunpowder, and loves parade. — Philip James Bailey