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You know as well as I do that counterinsurgency is a very nuanced type of military operation.

Author: John Abizaid (1951) | Theme: Unclasified | Clicks: 186 | Rank: 0 | Fav

Yet, we believe that that's probably the vigilance of Iraqi security forces and some of our proactive measures the night before probably saved lives.

Author: John Abizaid (1951) | Theme: Unclasified | Clicks: 161 | Rank: 0 | Fav

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.

Author: John Abizaid (1951) | Theme: Unclasified | Clicks: 172 | Rank: 0 | Fav

Well, the hardest thing to do, as we know from our own experience on 9/11 is protect everything all the time.

Author: John Abizaid (1951) | Theme: Unclasified | Clicks: 166 | Rank: 0 | Fav

We've got to ensure that the quality and the capability of these forces will be good enough to withstand the challenges that the insurgents and the terrorists will present to the new Iraqi government.

Author: John Abizaid (1951) | Theme: Unclasified | Clicks: 154 | Rank: 0 | Fav

We'll try to include Iraqi officers in our staffs. We will do everything we can to empower Iraqi security forces to stand up on their own and operate where they can alone.

Author: John Abizaid (1951) | Theme: Unclasified | Clicks: 177 | Rank: 0 | Fav

We had expected that there would be more car bombs used in the attacks based on the very broad intelligence tips that we had.

Author: John Abizaid (1951) | Theme: Unclasified | Clicks: 164 | Rank: 0 | Fav

Undoubtedly, there are members of the former regime that are cooperating in some fashion and then there are extremists that are within Iraq that are cooperating with them.

Author: John Abizaid (1951) | Theme: Unclasified | Clicks: 175 | Rank: 0 | Fav

The real target is creating enough chaos in Iraq so that an extremist government can emerge there that would be friendly and conducive to the form of ideology that bin Laden, Zawahiri and Zarqawi...

Author: John Abizaid (1951) | Theme: Unclasified | Clicks: 168 | Rank: 0 | Fav

So, these political activities will create friction in and of themselves, and in this environment of friction there'll be additional violence.

Author: John Abizaid (1951) | Theme: Unclasified | Clicks: 184 | Rank: 0 | Fav

So the skills required of our translators, interrogators, and human intelligence operators in Iraq are enormously demanding.

Author: John Abizaid (1951) | Theme: Unclasified | Clicks: 173 | Rank: 0 | Fav

Our troops will do what they need to do to include stepping in between warring factions if that's what's required.

Author: John Abizaid (1951) | Theme: Unclasified | Clicks: 173 | Rank: 0 | Fav

Our forces will not be on the sidelines.

Author: John Abizaid (1951) | Theme: Unclasified | Clicks: 181 | Rank: 0 | Fav

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.

Author: John Abizaid (1951) | Theme: Unclasified | Clicks: 148 | Rank: 0 | Fav

Of course to Americans the term outsiders means outside Iraq. But to an Iraqi it means someone not from this local area.

Author: John Abizaid (1951) | Theme: Unclasified | Clicks: 149 | Rank: 0 | Fav

Morale is good; troops are confident; leaders are capable.

Author: John Abizaid (1951) | Theme: Unclasified | Clicks: 171 | Rank: 0 | Fav

Militarily we are not in any danger of losing. We can't be defeated militarily based on what the enemy currently throws against us.

Author: John Abizaid (1951) | Theme: Unclasified | Clicks: 168 | Rank: 0 | Fav

It's got the hallmark of al-Qaida and Zarqawi all over it - two independent attacks within four minutes of one another widely separated using suicide bombers.

Author: John Abizaid (1951) | Theme: Unclasified | Clicks: 161 | Rank: 0 | Fav

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.

Author: John Abizaid (1951) | Theme: Unclasified | Clicks: 174 | Rank: 0 | Fav

It's also natural in that part of the world to blame what people view as the... as the most important authority in the region, and that currently is the United States of America.

Author: John Abizaid (1951) | Theme: Unclasified | Clicks: 160 | Rank: 0 | Fav
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