Monday, October 03, 2005
Military RhetIraq: Gen. Abizaid
Who: General John Abizaid (Commander of US Forces in Iraq)
Source: Meet The Press
Quotes: From October 2, 2005 appearance;
MR. RUSSERT: General Casey said there are about 500 attacks a week. Vice President Cheney said the insurgency was in the final throes. Is the vice president correct?
GEN. ABIZAID: Tim, I knew somehow or other the final throes question would come. I will tell you that the insurgency, as long as politics continues to move in the direction that it appears to moving and the Iraqi security forces continue to move in the direction that they're moving, the insurgency doesn't have a chance for victory.
MR. RUSSERT: Is there a possibility a year from now, if the political process does not improve, we could be sitting here and you would be saying, "We've lost the war in Iraq"?
GEN. ABIZAID: I think as long as we continue on the path that we're on and we insist that people show the courage and determination necessary to stand by the Iraqis, this will come out well, for Iraq, for the Middle East, for the world. And when it does, it will make a huge difference in our broader fight against al-Qaeda. ...
Source: Meet The Press
Quotes: From October 2, 2005 appearance;
MR. RUSSERT: General Casey said there are about 500 attacks a week. Vice President Cheney said the insurgency was in the final throes. Is the vice president correct?
GEN. ABIZAID: Tim, I knew somehow or other the final throes question would come. I will tell you that the insurgency, as long as politics continues to move in the direction that it appears to moving and the Iraqi security forces continue to move in the direction that they're moving, the insurgency doesn't have a chance for victory.
MR. RUSSERT: Is there a possibility a year from now, if the political process does not improve, we could be sitting here and you would be saying, "We've lost the war in Iraq"?
GEN. ABIZAID: I think as long as we continue on the path that we're on and we insist that people show the courage and determination necessary to stand by the Iraqis, this will come out well, for Iraq, for the Middle East, for the world. And when it does, it will make a huge difference in our broader fight against al-Qaeda. ...
