Capacity Quote by John Abizaid

The good news is that the international coalition, in which our military contributes, has done a lot to reduce the ground space, the territory…

— Jeh Johnson

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…

— John Abizaid

I think we may well have some kind of presence there over a period of time... The level of activity that we see today…

— Dick Cheney

I have no doubt that as the Iraqi security forces get better, and they are getting better and they are holding territory and they…

— Condoleezza Rice

And we need to maintain our foothold in the fight against terrorism and terrorist groups and respond to any degradation of Iraqi security or…

— Rick Larsen

United States and Coalition forces will remain in Iraq and will operate under American command as part of a multinational force authorized by the…

— Jim Gerlach

Increased coalition presence feeds the notion of occupation. It contributes to the dependency of Iraqi security forces on the coalition, ... It extends the…

— George W. Casey, Jr

I was heartened to hear the President say that as we make progress on the ground, and Iraqi forces increasingly take the lead, we…

— Howard Coble

If they succeed in creating an inclusive structure in virtually any peaceful form, Iraq succeeds. If they fail, the U.S.-led coalition fails almost regardless…

— Anthony H. Cordesman

The capacity of Iraq's security forces has improved, and Iraq's leaders have made strides toward political accommodation

— Barack Obama

As Iraqi forces gain experience and the political process advances, we will be able to decrease our troop level in Iraq without losing our…

— George W. Bush

One thing is certain: we will not be successful in this fight against ISIS and other extremist groups unless countries in the region are…

— Amy Klobuchar