Quotes by John Abizaid about Contentment

7 quotes by John Abizaid about contentment

John Abizaid American Soldier

And over time, I think, as Iraqi security capacity...

And over time, I think, as Iraqi security capacity builds, you'll see American and coalition presence there decline.

Quote by John Abizaid about contentment

Being on the run, having to change the way that you do business, being unable to plan in a safe and secure environment, always looking over your shoulder, knowing that some day somebody's going to knock on your door and it's going to be your last.

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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.

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I think you also understand that one of the key things that's got to be done in Iraq is to build a mentality of understanding that the military needs to be subordinate to civilian control and respectful of its own people.

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I think you will see a lot of strains develop in the political process that will result in violence everywhere in the country - but it's controllable, it's workable and it will lead to a much better future for these people.

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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.

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You know as well as I do that counterinsurgency is a very...

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

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