We'll try to include Iraqi officers in our staffs. We will do everything we can to empower Iraqi security forces to stand up on their own and operate where they can alone.
John AbizaidI believe we've... we've worked very hard with the Iraqis to build a better place ever since the fall of Saddam's government.
John AbizaidEverybody needs to understand that I learned Arabic from the United States Army as a second language. I never spoke it at home.
John Abizaid