You don't build a new power plant in the United States overnight. It takes years to build.
John AbizaidThe 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.
John AbizaidCertainly 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.
John Abizaid