Troops Quotes - Page 8

• You can support the troops but not the president.

  Tom DeLay

  Support, President, Support The Troops

  "War and Peace: Falling Through the Partisan Looking Glass" by Lyn Davis Lear, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 15, 2005.

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• The solution to Iraq - an Iraq that can govern itself, sustain itself and defend itself - is more than a military mission. Precisely the reason why I sent more troops into Baghdad.

  George W. Bush

  Military, Iraq, Baghdad

  "President Bush Delivers Remarks on Iraq and Answers Questions From the Media". Remarks & Q&A, www.washingtonpost.com. April 3, 2007.

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• The troops are therefore empowered and are in duty bound in this war to use without mitigation even against women and children any means that will lead to success.

  Wilhelm Keitel

  Children, War, Mean

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• Our top priority is our troops, who are making the extraordinary effort to fulfill the mission they have been given. Democrats will work with this Administration to better define that mission and a realistic expectation of success in Iraq.

  Jim Clyburn

  Iraq, Expectations, Effort

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• We don't mind that we still have troops in Germany, or that we still have troops in Japan or Korea. But they are not in danger, and we know that they are in danger in Iraq.

  Thelma Drake

  Japan, Korea, Iraq

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• Withdrawal of US troops will become like salted peanuts to the American public: The more US troops come home, the more will be demanded.

  Henry A. Kissinger

  Home, Withdrawal, Peanuts

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• For a prince should have two fears: one, internal concerning his subjects; the other, external, concerning foreign powers. From the latter he can always defend himself by his good troops and friends; and he will always have good friends if he has good troops.

  Niccolo Machiavelli

  Good Friend, Should Have, Two

  Niccolo Machiavelli (1979). “The Portable Machiavelli”, p.97, Penguin

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• We're all looking for a plan that will work. The current plan is not working, and 21,500 additional troops -- it's a snowball in July. It's not going to work.

  Arlen Specter

  July, Currents, Going To Work

  "Senate Republicans divided in dissent on Iraq". NBC News, January 30, 2007.

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• The troops of other states have their reputation to gain, the sons of the Alamo have theirs to maintain.

  Jefferson Davis

  Son, Gains, Reputation

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• Now that our troops are mired in a dangerous effort to defeat the insurgency and are also trying to help rebuild the country, Americans of all political persuasions simply want the United States to succeed and our troops to be as safe as possible.

  Harry Reid

  Country, Effort, Political

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• What I'm suggesting is we are going to look back, and we're going to see what happened in Syria, and we're going to see the larger destabilization of the Middle East, the rise of extremism, and we're going to wonder... Why didn't we at least try to force a political solution - at an acceptable cost to us, because no one is saying we should send in ground troops - and if we did it would be worse than doing nothing... If we do not act, we are going to look back and wonder why we didn't.

  Anne-Marie Slaughter

  Thought Provoking, Political, Trying

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• Good commanders look after their troops, and good troops look after their commanders.

  Harvey Mackay

  Leadership, Looks, Commanders

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• On both sides the troops were commanded by royal princes and they massacred each other mercilessly.

  Matthew of Edessa

  War, Royal, Sides

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• At the very time that Congress is considering a Bush administration request to equip our troops in Iraq with vehicles that are more resistant to roadside bombs, its leadership is fighting for a proposal that would have the opposite effect on roads here at home: a measure sought by environmentalists that would force automakers to make vehicles sold domestically much lighter and, thus, more vulnerable in collisions.

  Deneen Borelli

  Home, Fighting, Opposites

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• A political solution is going to involve neighboring countries... You will have to bring people together to agree on a political process. If that includes supporting a military exercise of some sort without sending troops, that is on the table, as long as this is not the only option that people look at.

  Marwan al-Muasher

  Country, Military, Exercise

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• My fellow Americans: Last night when I spoke with you about the fall of Rome, I knew at that moment that the troops of the United States and our allies were crossing the channel in another and greater operation. It has come to pass with success thus far. And so, in this poignant hour, I ask you to join me in prayer:
  Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization. . .

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

  Prayer, Fall, Struggle

  Franklin D. Roosevelt (1995). “The Essential Franklin Delano Roosevelt”, Gramercy

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• In bygone days, commanders were taught that when in doubt, they should march their troops towards the sound of gunfire. I intend to march my troops towards the sound of gunfire.

  Jo Grimond

  Political, Doubt, One Day

  Speech at Liberal Party Annual Assembly, 14 Sept. 1963, in Guardian 16 Sept. 1963

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• Any action taken will be against the terrorist network of Bin Laden.... As for the Taleban, they can surrender the terrorists or face the consequences - and again in any action the aim will be to eliminate their military hardware, cut off their finances, disrupt their supplies, target their troops, not civilians.

  Tony Blair

  Military, Taken, Cutting

  Address at the Labour Party Conference, delivered 2 October 2001

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• I will begin to remove our troops from Iraq immediately.

  Barack Obama

  Iraq, Historical, Remove

  Barack Obama's Foreign Policy Speech at the DePaul University Student Activities Center in Chicago, Illinois, www.c-span.org. October 2, 2007.

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• President Obama has made it his mission that we welcome our troops home with care, and concern, and the respect they deserve. That is how an exceptional nation says "thank you" to its most exceptional men and women.

  John F. Kerry

  Thank You, Home, Men

  John Kerry's Speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, nationalpost.com. September 7, 2012.

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• When I consider how, after sunset, the stars come out gradually in troops from behind the hills and woods, I confess that I could not have contrived a more curious and inspiring sight.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Stars, Sunset, Sight

  Henry David Thoreau (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Henry David Thoreau (Illustrated)”, p.2029, Delphi Classics

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• Our way of life is under attack. Those who make themselves our enemy are advancing around the globe. The survival of our friends is in danger. And yet no war has been declared, no borders have been crossed by marching troops, no missiles have been fired.

  John F. Kennedy

  War, Survival, Enemy

  Address to the American Newspaper Publishers, delivered 27 April 1961, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York

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• We know over very national survival is at stake; and we believe that we should support our troops, yes, and work for an outcome that results in victory.

  J. D. Hayworth

  Believe, Support, Survival

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• I dressed my maids as Amazons and rode bare-breasted halfway to Damascus. Louis had a seizure and I damn near died of windburn...but the troops were dazzled!

  James Goldman

  Maids, Damn, Halfway

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• The traveller must, of course, always be cautious of the overly broad generalisation. But I am an American, and a paucity of data does not stop me from making sweeping, vague, conceptual statements and, if necessary, following these statements up with troops.

  George Saunders

  Data, Doe, Broads

  "Just who is this Magna Carta fellow?" by George Saunders, www.theguardian.com. July 21, 2006.

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