George W. Casey, Jr. Quotes

United States, Officer
July 22, 1948

George William Casey Jr. is a four-star general who served as the 36th Chief of Staff of the United States Army from April 10, 2007, to April 10, 2011. Casey served as Commanding General, Multi-National Force – Iraq, from June 2004 to February 8, 2007, and was in the army for his entire adult working life. He now resides in Arlington, Virginia.

Increased coalition presence feeds the notion of occupation. It contributes to the dependency of Iraqi security forces on the coalition, ... It extends the amount of time that it will take for Iraqi security forces to become self-reliant. And it exposes more coalition forces to attacks.

George W. Casey, Jr.
We've looked for the constitution to be a national pact, and the perception now is that it's not.

George W. Casey, Jr.