John Abizaid Quotes:
Life: b. April 1, 1951
Birthday: April 1
Certainly 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.
source: Interview with Jim Lehrer, www.pbs.org. March 4, 2004. 
topic: Military, Iraq, Goal, Security Forces
