Everybody needs to understand that I learned Arabic from the United States Army as a second language. I never spoke it at home. John Abizaid arabicarmyhome 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
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
Oh, the transition concerns me because as we move towards an important political event, it's clear to me that the terrorists and insurgents will move as hard as they can to disrupt this process. John Abizaid clearconcerndisrupt Change image and share on social
The United States is the most powerful nation on Earth and it just can't walk away from the Middle East and central Asia and the Horn of Africa. John Abizaid africaasiacentral 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
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
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
I think what actually works best is local-level individual targeting of key leadership nodes. John Abizaid individualkeyleadership 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
