66 ordspråk av John Abizaid
John Abizaid
There are peaks and valleys that you go through, but overall the trend is good,
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There is always a possibility that things could deteriorate,
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there's actually some indication, based on intelligence information that we have, that ammo is starting to be difficult for them to obtain in certain areas.
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This is a doctrinal problem of understanding ... what do the MPs do, what do the military intelligence guys do, how do they come together in the right way. And this doctrinal issue has got to be fixed if we're ever going to get our intelligence right to fight this war and defeat this enemy.
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Today we provided two more heavy-lift helicopters that can come over from Afghanistan ... We've got about 13 more that are over there that are coming forward. We will eventually get about 25 more over here. We are bringing in as much as we can,
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Today we provided two more heavy-lift helicopters that can come over from Afghanistan,
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We certainly will take whatever military action we need to defend ourselves and to prevent the enemy from taking advantage there,
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We have a number of killed in the action in Nasiriya with the Marines -- I believe that number will remain less than 10 -- and a number of wounded,
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We have decided to make sure that we're cautious about how we're operating, and I have nothing to say further than that,
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We must fight the terrorists together so that we can have a free and prosperous future for the Iraqi people,
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We must help others in the region help themselves by promoting self-reliant partners who are willing to face the enemy.
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We will defeat these terrorists who kill innocents, we will defeat these murderers who spare no faith,
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We've got to get more senior Iraqis involved -- former military types -- involved in the Iraq security forces, ... In the next couple of days, you'll see a large number of senior officers being appointed to key positions in the Ministry of Defense and the Iraqi joint-staff and in Iraqi field commands.
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We've spent too much time over the last couple of years talking about the Kurds and the Shia and the Sunnis. We've got to start talking about Iraqis,
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We've spent too much time over the last couple of years talking about the Kurds and the Shiites and the Sunnis. We've got to start talking about Iraqis,
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