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
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
But all that having been said, you can't, in a city of a million people like Karbala, or 5 million like Baghdad, you can't be in all places at all times. John Abizaid baghdadcitykarbala Change image and share on social
I don't believe Iran is a suicide state. John Abizaid iranstatesuicide Change image and share on social
As far as Zarqawi is concerned, there is a network of extremists; it's not just Zarqawi. John Abizaid concernextremistnetwork Change image and share on social
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 terrorists will present to the new Iraqi government. John Abizaid capabilitychallengeensure Change image and 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