"Certainly our goal is to leave Iraq, but……" — John Abizaid
"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 and efficient enough to defend the sovereignty of the nation."
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John Abizaid
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36 Quotes by John Abizaid
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Morale is good; troops are confident; leaders are capable.
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And so I think that if the person has the funds, the network, and the equipment to do this, and…
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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…
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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…
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But clearly the fact that we've gone from zero Iraqi security forces on duty in May to up to 200,000…
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But the key shift in focus will be from counter-insurgency operations to more and more cooperation with Iraqi security forces…
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I think you also understand that one of the key things that's got to be done in Iraq is to…
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We've got to ensure that the quality and the capability of these forces will be good enough to withstand the…
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As far as Zarqawi is concerned, there is a network of extremists; it's not just Zarqawi.
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But as we move from this period of what many Iraqis regard as perceived occupation, we need to move towards…
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But the truth of the matter is that there is there is an opportunity for them to participate in the…
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Clearly the Secretary of Defense, my boss, would like nothing better than to get Osama bin Laden and to get...…
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