But the truth of the matter... by John Abizaid, an American Soldier

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“But the truth of the matter is that there is there is an opportunity for them to participate in the economic and political future of the country and certainly in the security life of the country.”

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Name: John Abizaid

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Apr 1, 1951

Profession: Soldier

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You know as well as I do that counterinsurgency is a very nuanced type of military operation.

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Our forces will not be on the sidelines.

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Morale is good; troops are confident; leaders are capable.

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But the key shift in focus will be from counter-insurgency operations to more and more cooperation with Iraqi security forces and to building Iraqi security capacity.

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Undoubtedly, there are members of the former regime that are cooperating in some fashion and then there are extremists that are within Iraq that are cooperating with them.

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