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John Philip Abizaid

Every American soldier wants a...

Every American soldier wants as much public support as he can possibly have. That's the soldiers on duty in Iraq, and that's me, as well. We fight better knowing that our people back home support us, back us, and understand what we're doing. It's hugely important.

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John Philip Abizaid

But my Arabic is pretty good. ...

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.

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John Philip Abizaid

We need to make it very clear ...

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.

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John Philip Abizaid

John Abizaid...

John Abizaid

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John Philip Abizaid

The power to prevent violence ...

The power to prevent violence is a power that no police force seems to have anywhere in the United States.

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John Philip Abizaid

is to build an Iraqi security ...

is to build an Iraqi security capacity, all the way from the police level up to the national army level, that is militarily effective and loyal to the established civil government.

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John Philip Abizaid

But the truth of the matter is...

But the truth of the matter is that there is there is an opportunity for them to participate in the economic and political future of the country and certainly in the security life of the country.

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John Philip Abizaid

But as we move from this perio...

But as we move from this period of what many Iraqis regard as perceived occupation, we need to move towards one of partnership.

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John Philip Abizaid

As far as Zarqawi is concerned...

As far as Zarqawi is concerned, there is a network of extremists; it's not just Zarqawi.

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John Philip Abizaid

We've got to ensure that the q...

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.

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John Philip Abizaid

I think you also understand th...

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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John Philip Abizaid

Certainly our goal is to leave...

Certainly our goal is to leave Iraq, but we can't leave Iraq with our forces until we know that the Iraqi security forces are capable and efficient enough to defend the sovereignty of the nation.

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John Philip Abizaid

But the key shift in focus wil...

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.

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John Philip Abizaid

But clearly the fact that we'v...

But clearly the fact that we've gone from zero Iraqi security forces on duty in May to up to 200,000 today is an enormous accomplishment, but it's not enough.

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John Philip Abizaid

The United States is the most ...

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.

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John Philip Abizaid

So, these political activities...

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

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John Philip Abizaid

And so I think that if the per...

And so I think that if the person has the funds, the network, and the equipment to do this, and also the experience, which is the key factor, then they can be quite deadly.

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John Philip Abizaid

Morale is good; troops are con...

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

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John Philip Abizaid

The attacks against coalition ...

The attacks against coalition forces have definitely gone down. Our attacks against the enemy have gone up. Attacks against civilians over time has gone up,

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John Philip Abizaid

It's a workable document from ...

It's a workable document from which good things can flow.

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