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

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Thinking

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.

Keys

Reincarnation

Thinking

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

Concerned

Extremist

Military

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

Military

Moving

Needs

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.

Accomplishment

Military

Zero

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.

Feelings

Good Enough

People

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.

Focus

Keys

Military

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.

Country

Military

Opportunity

Capturing any member of any terrorist cell or any insurgent cell that we may happen to come across is always very, very valuable, and the thing that interests me is that in most instances after a time people talk and they tell us what they know.

Cells

May

People

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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Quotes by John Abizaid

John Abizaid

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Capturing any member of any terrorist cell or any insurgent cell that we may happen to come across is always very, very valuable, and the thing that interests me is that in most instances after a time people talk and they tell us what they know.

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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