John Abizaid

John Philip Abizaid is a retired United States Army general and former U.S Central Command commander,overseeing American military operations in a 27-country region,from the Horn of Africa,the Arabian Peninsula,to South and Central Asia,covering much of the Middle East.CENTCOM oversees 250,000 US troops.

Abizaid succeeded General Tommy Franks as Commander,USCENTCOM,on July 7,2003 and was also elevated to the rank of four-star general the same week.

He was succeeded by Admiral William J. Fallon on March 16, 2007.Abizaid retired from the military on May 1,2007 after 34 years of service.As of 2007,Abizaid is employed as a fellow of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.

Date of birth:: 1st April, 1951
Date of death:: --

"I think what actually works best is local-level individual targeting of key leadership nodes."

― John Abizaid

Topic(s): Leadership

"Everybody needs to understand that I learned Arabic from the United States Army as a second language. I never spoke it at home."

― John Abizaid

Topic(s): Home

"And so I think that if the person has the funds, the network, and the equipment to do this, and also the experience, which is the key factor, then they can be quite deadly."

― John Abizaid

Topic(s): Experience

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