It's clear to me now that we've got to reach out to the Arab Sunni community in particular in an effort to cause some moderate political activity to take place so they join the future of Iraq. John Abizaid activityarabclear Change image and 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
Being on the run, having to change the way that you do business, being unable to plan in a safe and secure environment, always looking over your shoulder, knowing that some day somebody's going to knock on your door and it's going to be your last. John Abizaid businesschangeday share on social
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. John Abizaid buildciviliancontrol 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
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
I think what actually works best is local-level individual targeting of key leadership nodes. John Abizaid individualkeyleadership 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
I don't believe Iran is a suicide state. John Abizaid iranstatesuicide Change image and share on social
Nobody's more mindful of the sacrifices of our troops than those of us that command them. John Abizaid commandmindfulsacrifice Change image and share on social
