Nobody’s more mindful of the sacrifices of our troops than those of us that command them. — John Abizaid
As far as Zarqawi is concerned, there is a network of extremists; it’s not just Zarqawi. — John Abizaid
You don’t build a new power plant in the United States overnight. It takes years to build. — John Abizaid
You know as well as I do that counterinsurgency is a very nuanced type of military operation. — John Abizaid
Well, the hardest thing to do, as we know from our own experience on 9/11 is protect everything all the time. — John Abizaid
Well, the reports are correct that we’re conducting very robust military operations on the afghan — John Abizaid
We’ll try to include iraqi officers in our staffs. We will do everything we can to empower iraqi — John Abizaid
We’ve got to ensure that the quality and the capability of these forces will be good enough — John Abizaid
Undoubtedly, there are members of the former regime that are cooperating in some fashion — John Abizaid
So, these political activities will create friction in and of themselves, and in this environment — John Abizaid
Being on the run, having to change the way that you do business, being unable to plan in — John Abizaid
Capturing any member of any terrorist cell or any insurgent cell that we may happen to come — John Abizaid
Certainly our goal is to leave iraq, but we can’t leave iraq with our forces until we know — John Abizaid
But I am satisfied that the information that we have that this is the work of zarqawi, is accurate. — John Abizaid
But the key shift in focus will be from counter-insurgency operations to more and more — John Abizaid
But the truth of the matter is that there is there is an opportunity for them to participate — John Abizaid
And so I think that if the person has the funds, the network, and the equipment to do this — John Abizaid
As far as zarqawi is concerned, there is a network of extremists; it’s not just zarqawi. — John Abizaid
But clearly the fact that we’ve gone from zero iraqi security forces on duty in may to up to — John Abizaid
I think what actually works best is local-level individual targeting of key leadership nodes. — John Abizaid
Clearly the secretary of defense, my boss, would like nothing better than to get osama — John Abizaid
Oh, the transition concerns me because as we move towards an important political event — John Abizaid