Iraq has gone from being on the brink to being on the mend, and it clearly has some big advantages. David Petraeus More Quotes by David Petraeus More Quotes From David Petraeus The bottom line is, you really have to commit to something if you're going to be successful in it. David Petraeus goingsomethingyousuccessful The idea is to go to bed every night with fewer enemies than you had in the morning. David Petraeus enemiesyoumorningnight Leading the coalition military effort during the surge in Iraq in 2007 and 2008 was the most important endeavor - and greatest challenge - of my 37 years in uniform. David Petraeus uniformchallengeeffortimportant Setting aside moral considerations, those who flirt with hate speech against Muslims should realize they are playing directly into the hands of al-Qaeda and the Islamic State. The terrorists' explicit hope has been to try to provoke a clash of civilizations - telling Muslims that the United States is at war with them and their religion. David Petraeus hatehopewarreligion When Western politicians propose blanket discrimination against Islam, they bolster the terrorists' propaganda. David Petraeus politiciansdiscriminationislam A certain degree of intellectual humility is a good thing. David Petraeus degreegoodintellectualhumility All Americans should take great pride in the men and women serving our nation in Iraq and in the courage, determination, resilience and initiative they demonstrate each and every day. It remains the greatest of honors to soldier with them. David Petraeus daywomencouragemen Beyond Iraq, I am also profoundly worried about the continuing meltdown of Syria, which is a geopolitical Chernobyl. Until it is capped, it is going to continue to spew radioactive instability and extremist ideology over the entire region. David Petraeus beyondgoingi-amover The Pakistani Army, the Frontier Corps, the Frontier Scouts and Police have carried out quite impressive counter-insurgency operations. David Petraeus outimpressivepolicearmy I refuse to use terms like 'optimist' or 'pessimist' and instead prefer 'realist.' David Petraeus likepessimistoptimistuse In many... cases, of course, the Arab Spring has brought about instability rather than greater stability. And rather than bringing about government that is more representative and more responsive to the people, you're seeing, frankly, the opposite, or you're seeing all-out war. David Petraeus yougovernmentwarpeople Iran has had a very harmful effect in a variety of ways in the region... fomenting unrest to a degree in Saudi Arabia, undoubtedly in Bahrain, and definitely in Yemen with Hamas, with Lebanese Hezbollah among other activities in locations. David Petraeus saudiactivitiesdegreevery The Middle East is not part of the world that plays by Las Vegas rules: What happens in the Middle East is not going to stay in the Middle East. David Petraeus stayruleshappensworld Well, the oil, the oil spot, if you will, is a, is a term in counterinsurgency literature that connotes a peaceful area, secure area. So what you're trying to do is to always extend that, to push that out. David Petraeus pushwillyouliterature The Germans have done wonderful work. Not long ago, a German battle group battalion conducted a very impressive counterinsurgency operation in a portion of Baghlan province. I think these are the first counterinsurgency operations conducted by any German element after World War II. And they did a very impressive job. David Petraeus workwarlongworld
