John Abizaid Quotes

John Abizaid — American Soldier born on April 01, 1951,

John Philip Abizaid is a retired United States Army general and former U.S. Central Command commander, overseeing American military operations in a 27-country region, from the Horn of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, to South and Central Asia, covering much of the Middle East. CENTCOM oversees 250,000 US troops. Abizaid succeeded General Tommy Franks as Commander, USCENTCOM, on July 7, 2003, and was also elevated to the rank of four-star general the same week. He was succeeded by Admiral William J. Fallon on March 16, 2007... (wikipedia)

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

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.

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.

I don't believe Iran is a suicide state.

Nobody's more mindful of the sacrifices of our troops than those of us that command them.

John Abizaid Quotes

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