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 capacity.
Nobody's more mindful of the sacrifices of our troops than those of us that command them. - John Abizaid
Nobody's more mindful of the sacrifices of our troops than those of us that command them.
- John Abizaid
You don't build a new power plant in the United States overnight. It takes years to build. - John Abizaid
You don't build a new power plant in the United States overnight. It takes years to build.
Morale is good; troops are confident; leaders are capable. - John Abizaid
Morale is good; troops are confident; leaders are capable.
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 … - John Abizaid
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 …
The power to prevent violence is a power that no police force seems to have anywhere in the United States. - John Abizaid
The power to prevent violence is a power that no police force seems to have anywhere in the United States.
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
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.
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… - 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…
So, these political activities will create friction in and of themselves, and in this environment of friction there'll be additional violence. - John Abizaid
So, these political activities will create friction in and of themselves, and in this environment of friction there'll be additional violence.
We've got to ensure that the quality and the capability of these forces will be good enough to withstand the challenges that the insurgents and the t… - John Abizaid
We've got to ensure that the quality and the capability of these forces will be good enough to withstand the challenges that the insurgents and the t…
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