John Abizaid Quotes

Our main goal as Iraqi people is to drive the occupation out in any way.

While it's very hard to know exactly how to measure public opinion there, because there's no really good polling, the fact of the matter is that in all the polls I've seen the vast majority of the Iraqis prefer to be free and are pleased that the coalition freed them.

America has shown its evil intentions, and the proud Iraqi people cannot accept it. They must defend their rights by any means they see fit.

Our armies do not come into your cities and lands as conquerors or enemies, but as liberators. … It is not the wish of our government to impose upon you alien institutions.

I renew my call for the occupier [the United States] to leave our land. The departure of the occupier will mean stability for Iraq, victory for Islam and peace and defeat for terrorism and infidels.

Our main goal as Iraqi people is to drive the occupation out in any way.

I believe in building bridges, but we should only build our end of the bridge.

It's a great relief to feel that you're working with someone rather than for someone. You don't feel that you're being tested, as it were.

With the world's fate resting on your shoulder - you're gonna need someone on your side. You can't do it by yourself any longer - you're gonna need someone on your side.

In plain proletarian worker's language, it takes two to tango.

If military action in Iraq is launched without a new U.N. resolution, Canada will not participate.

Our partnership has been built on four pillars The first pillar is peace. The second pillar is freedom. The third pillar is respect. The fourth pillar is cooperation.

I realized I needed to work with other people instead of doing everything myself.

We need trust among allies and partners. Such trust now has to be built anew.

I would say that the key doctrine of the Sanders administration would be no, we cannot continue to do it alone; we need to work in coalition.

Eve is a life giver; she is Adam's ally. It is to both of them that the charter for adventure is given. It will take both of them to sustain life. And they will both need to fight together.

One can...never create [freedom] by an invading force.

We are not dictating. We are not telling them [Saudi Arabia] how they should do it or who they should look like. We are their friends. We have mutual interests and we will help them in any way that is possible.

The best you can hope for is a great collaborator.

The audience is not your boss. They are your collaborators and when you collaborate with someone you don't have to listen to everything they think or say.

You know there's an old african proverb that i made up: "If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."

I saw how different life was on different sides of the same city. I saw the fear in the eyes of people who were not free. I saw the gratitude of people toward the United States for all that we had done. I felt goosebumps as I got off a military train and heard the Army band strike up 'Stars and Stripes Forever.'

There's a real sense of freedom now. It's a good time to finish, I think. As much as I'm going to miss it I'm ready to move on and do different things.

Make sure that team members know they are working with you, not for you.

You can make it, but it's easier if you don't have to do it alone.