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543:, the director of the Harvard Center for Middle Eastern Studies kept Abizaid's 100-page paper on defense policy for Saudi Arabia, the only paper of a master's student he has kept, saying, "It was absolutely the best seminar paper I ever got in my 30-plus years at Harvard."
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Barnard, Anne; Swidey, Neil (March 27, 2003). "U.S. Commander's
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we have the power to deter Iran, should it become nuclear."
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American military leader & diplomat (born 1951)
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990:Center for Strategic and International Studies
857:On November 13, 2018, he was nominated as the
437:On November 13, 2018, he was nominated as the
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648:, leading a Ranger Rifle Company during the
422:. He assumed the Distinguished Chair of the
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766:Staff assignments include a tour with the
484:Abizaid's military education includes the
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2902:Recipients of the Order of Saint Maurice
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2237:Abizaid: World could abide nuclear Iran
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1989:de la Garza, Paul (September 3, 2006).
636:, where he served as a rifle and scout
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2428:"Abizaid plans to leave post in March"
2282:from the original on February 15, 2012
2078:from the original on September 9, 2016
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1725:Gold Cross of Honour of the Bundeswehr
936:State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III
792:Director of Strategic Plans and Policy
686:3rd Battalion, 325th Airborne Regiment
469:in the 19th century. He was raised in
403:(CENTCOM) commander who served as the
110:July 7, 2003 – March 16, 2007
2917:United States Military Academy alumni
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881:. He learned Arabic in the military.
788:Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
515:In his civilian studies, he earned a
2035:Spiegel, Peter (December 20, 2006).
519:degree in Middle Eastern studies at
2842:American people of Lebanese descent
2302:"Guest speaker Gen John P. Abizaid"
2066:Burns, Robert (September 8, 2016).
1956:"News | Albright Stonebridge Group"
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1659:Combat Service Identification Badge
1426:Defense Distinguished Service Medal
317:Defense Distinguished Service Medal
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2037:"Top general in Mideast to retire"
2001:from the original on June 19, 2011
1785:from the original on June 21, 2007
921:Bob Woodward on Abizaid and Murtha
463:Lebanese Roman Catholic Christians
392:(born April 1, 1951) is a retired
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2897:Recipients of the Legion of Merit
2381:"Newsmaker: General John Abizaid"
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2348:Cloud, David; Greg Jaffe (2009).
2308:from the original on July 1, 2010
2276:"USIS Advisory Board members bio"
1729:Ehrenkreuz der Bundeswehr in Gold
1715:Officer of the Order of Australia
1626:German Bundeswehr Cross of Honour
1470:Defense Meritorious Service Medal
909:speak with Pavel Tkachuk in 2016.
622:504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
339:Officer of the Order of Australia
273:504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
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1884:Byrnes, Jesse (April 10, 2019).
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1509:National Defense Service Medal
1448:Defense Superior Service Medal
885:Global War on Terrorism speech
721:United States Military Academy
614:United States Military Academy
486:United States Military Academy
326:Defense Superior Service Medal
265:United States Military Academy
196:United States Military Academy
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2472:United States Central Command
2213:Bob Woodward: State of Denial
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652:. In 1983, he jumped from an
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261:United States Central Command
98:United States Central Command
1685:Joint Meritorious Unit Award
1586:Army Overseas Service Ribbon
1542:Southwest Asia Service Medal
780:Southern European Task Force
776:Office of the Chief of Staff
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2922:University of Jordan alumni
2907:United States Army generals
2439:New Hand at Helm at Centcom
2404:"Centcom's Renaissance Man"
2222:(TV-Series). Archived from
1991:"In search of ground truth"
1960:www.albrightstonebridge.com
1438:Distinguished Service Medal
823:Abizaid is sworn in as the
796:Director of the Joint Staff
604:Abizaid was commissioned a
374:Recorded September 29, 2005
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1576:Humanitarian Service Medal
1566:Armed Forces Service Medal
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424:Combating Terrorism Center
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1412:German Parachutist Badge
1398:Master Parachutist Badge
1388:Combat Infantryman Badge
850:by Secretary of Defense
739:, the "Big Red One," in
656:onto a landing strip in
459:Redwood City, California
453:Early life and education
405:United States Ambassador
174:Redwood City, California
1635:Kuwait Liberation Medal
1492:Army Commendation Medal
1402:with 1 combat jump star
761:Operation Iraqi Freedom
660:and ordered one of his
467:immigrated from Lebanon
465:; his grandparents had
1504:Army Achievement Medal
1000:Awards and decorations
984:Iran's nuclear program
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772:Observer Group Lebanon
684:Abizaid commanded the
626:82nd Airborne Division
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477:as a machinist during
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1554:Kosovo Campaign Medal
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737:1st Infantry Division
646:1st Ranger Battalions
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471:Coleville, California
269:1st Infantry Division
239:Years of service
96:8th Commander of the
2421:St. Petersburg Times
1995:St. Petersburg Times
1654:75th Ranger Regiment
1591:United Nations Medal
863:United States Senate
757:U.S. Central Command
713:1st Armored Division
618:West Point, New York
529:University of Jordan
490:West Point, New York
457:Abizaid was born in
443:United States Senate
351:John Abizaid's voice
2435:, December 20, 2006
2424:, September 3, 2006
2409:The Washington Post
2256:on October 26, 2012
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2102:The Washington Post
1861:The Washington Post
1837:on October 16, 2008
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1695:Superior Unit Award
1690:Valorous Unit Award
1621:(Military Division)
1581:Army Service Ribbon
952:The Washington Post
650:invasion of Grenada
510:Stanford University
420:Stanford University
411:from 2019 to 2021.
390:John Philip Abizaid
2497:Joseph W. Westphal
2414:Paul de la Garza,
2178:The New York Times
2047:on January 6, 2007
1936:. January 20, 2021
1617:Order of Australia
988:In remarks at the
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717:Bosnia-Herzegovina
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521:Harvard University
506:Hoover Institution
475:United States Navy
416:Hoover Institution
394:United States Army
303:War in Afghanistan
233:United States Army
205:Harvard University
78:Joseph W. Westphal
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2041:Los Angeles Times
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1498:Oak leaf clusters
1486:Oak leaf clusters
1432:Oak leaf clusters
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891:Naval War College
879:Christine Abizaid
841:William J. Fallon
606:second lieutenant
591:Defense Secretary
492:(Class of 1973);
461:, to a family of
432:Dartmouth College
428:RPM International
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