“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.” PeopleThinkingNeedsDoneUnderstandingMilitaryKeysIraqMentalityCiviliansRespectfulSubordinatesKey Things Author:John Abizaid
“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.” PeopleKnowsMayHappensInterestMembersValuableTerroristInstanceCellsInsurgent Author:John Abizaid
“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.” PeopleEnoughFeelingsConversationGood Enough Author:John Abizaid
