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
You know as well as I do that counterinsurgency is a very nuanced type of military operation. John Abizaid counterinsurgencymilitarynuance 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
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
Well, the reports are correct that we're conducting very robust military operations on the Afghan side of the border in areas where we think al-Qaida is operating and Taliban remnants are. John Abizaid afghanareaborder Change image and share on social
Well, the hardest thing to do, as we know from our own experience on 9/11 is protect everything all the time. John Abizaid experiencehardprotect Change image and share on social
You don't build a new power plant in the United States overnight. It takes years to build. John Abizaid buildovernightplant Change image and share on social