"I think you also understand that one of……" — John Abizaid
"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 that the military needs to be subordinate to civilian control and respectful of its own people."
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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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Certainly our goal is to leave Iraq, but we can't leave Iraq with our forces until we know that the…
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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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