But my Arabic is pretty good. It's good enough to have conversations with people, to understand what they say, to understand what they're feeling. John Abizaid arabicconversationfelt Change image and share on social
We need to make it very clear to the Iranians, the same way we made it clear to the Soviet Union and China, that their first use of nuclear weapons would result in the devastation of their nation. John Abizaid chinacleardevastation Change image and share on social
So, these political activities will create friction in and of themselves, and in this environment of friction there'll be additional violence. John Abizaid activityadditionalcreate Change image and share on social
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
The power to prevent violence is a power that no police force seems to have anywhere in the United States. John Abizaid forcepolicepower Change image and share on social
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. John Abizaid buildcapacitycooperation Change image and share on social