In other words, for every 10 enemy you kill you bring on 20 new recruits to their anti-coalition cause then essentially you are working against yourself. John Abizaid antibringcoalition 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
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
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
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
But I am satisfied that the information that we have that this is the work of Zarqawi, is accurate. John Abizaid accurateinformationsatisfy 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
