So, these political activities will create friction in and of themselves, and in this environment of friction there'll be additional violence. John Abizaid activityadditionalcreate Change image and share on social
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 the country and certainly in the security life of the country. John Abizaid countryeconomicfuture Change image and share on social
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 the Horn of Africa. John Abizaid africaasiacentral Change image and share on social
Morale is good; troops are confident; leaders are capable. John Abizaid capableconfidentgood Change image and share on social
Capturing any member of any terrorist cell or any insurgent cell that we may happen to come across is always very, very valuable, and the thing that interests me is that in most instances after a time, people talk and they tell us what they know. John Abizaid capturecellhappen share on social
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 cooperating with them. John Abizaid cooperateextremistfashion Change image and share on social
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 of al-Qaida, because we know that al-Qaida is planning operations against the United States even as we speak here. John Abizaid binboscomplete share on social
I think you will see a lot of strains develop in the political process that will result in violence everywhere in the country - but it's controllable, it's workable and it will lead to a much better future for these people. John Abizaid controllablecountrydevelop share on social
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. John Abizaid capabledefendefficient Change image and share on social
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 it's not enough. John Abizaid 000accomplishmentduty Change image and share on social
