Troops Quotes - Page 21

• Horror movies started to wane around the onset of World War II, and after World War II, when all the troops came home, people weren't really interested in seeing horror movies, because they had the real horror right on their front doorsteps.

  Kirk Hammett

  Real, War, Home

  "Metallica's Kirk Hammett discusses vintage horror and geek bonding". Interview with Kenny Herzog, www.avclub.com. October 5, 2012.

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• I have defended the interests of France at the G8 in Washington; afterwards I was at Chicago to announce the withdrawal of French troops from Afghanistan; I have participated in two European summits, so I have fully respected the engagements I made to the French.

  Francois Hollande

  Two, Chicago, Withdrawal

  "François Hollande calls a halt to marital hostilities on Bastille Day" by Kim Willsher, www.theguardian.com. July 14, 2012.

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• The Bush administration works closely with a network of rapid response digital brownshirts who work to pressure reporters and their editors for 'undermining support for our troops.'

  Al Gore

  Editors, Support, Pressure

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• In early 1961 a new president, John F. Kennedy, was told by military leaders and civilian officials that the Kingdom of Laos - of no conceivable strategic importance to the U.S. - required the presence of American troops and perhaps even tactical nuclear weapons. Why? Because if Laos fell, Asia would go red from Thailand to Indonesia.

  Jeff Greenfield

  Military, Leader, President

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• Most governments only want to deploy a peacekeeping force where there is a peace agreement and there is peace to keep. They are very hesitant about putting their men and women in harm's way. It is extremely difficult to get the troops if you do not have the consent of the country where you are deploying.

  Kofi Annan

  Country, Men, Want

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• In fact, it was stated early in the first Bush [presidency], Bush I, in one of their documents they pointed out in the future, US wars are going to be against much weaker enemies. And they have to be won quickly and decisively before a popular reaction develops. And Iif you take a look, that's what's done. Look at Panama, for instance, over a couple of days; and Kosovo, no American troops.

  Noam Chomsky

  Couple, War, Enemy

  Source: www.salon.com

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• As governor, when I visited our troops in Kuwait and Iraq, I served them Thanksgiving dinner. It was a small gesture compared to their sacrifice.

  Jennifer Granholm

  Thanksgiving, Sacrifice, Kuwait

  "Honor Sacrifice by Supporting Vets" by Jennifer M. Granholm, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 26, 2012.

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• We now have only 31 brigade combat teams or 490,000 troops. And only one-third of combat teams are considered combat-ready. That's not good for our country. I actually don't even like saying it because plenty of countries are watching us right now, but we'll get it shaped up very quickly.

  Donald Trump

  Country, Team, Combat

  Source: www.rushlimbaugh.com

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• Both India and Pakistan have a long history of deploying rhetorical strategies to skirt the issue of plebiscite or complete secession of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. When feeling particularly belligerent Pakistan cries itself hoarse declaring the legitimacy of plebiscite held under United Nations auspices in J & K; India responds just as aggressively by demanding the complete withdrawal of Pakistani troops from the territory of pre-partition J & K; or, in a moment of neighborly solicitude, for conversion of the LOC to a permanent International border.

  Nyla Ali Khan

  India And Pakistan, Issues, Rhetorical Strategies

  "The Hidden Tragedy of Kashmir". Interview with Souad Sharabani, www.counterpunch.org. September 15, 2016.

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• The idea that a big country is going to go out and send troops into some country to take their resources, and then the rest of the world is going to somehow trust us is just a ridiculous notion.

  David Brooks

  Country, Ideas, World

  "Shields and Brooks on high stakes for debate moderators, a dead heat in the polls". "PBS NewsHour" with Judy Woodruff, www.pbs.org. September 9, 2016.

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• Men are seldom born brave but they acquire courage through training and discipline - a handful of men inured to war proceed to certain victory; while on the contrary numerous armies of raw and undisciplined troops are but multitudes of men dragged to the slaughter.

  Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus

  Military, War, Army

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• The majority of [the troops in Iraq] is that feel they're doing the right thing and their parents who have also made sacrifices, generally speaking, and their proud of the services of their sons and daughters.

  John McCain

  Daughter, Son, Sacrifice

  Source: www.truth-out.org

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• There's a disconnect there between - you're telling me this [war in Iraq] is fight of our generation, and you're going to increase troops by 10 percent. And that's gonna do it. I'm sure what [George W.Bush] would like to do is send 400,000 more troops there, but he can't, because he doesn't have them.

  Jon Stewart

  War, Fighting, Our Generation

  Source: www.truth-out.org

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• Never in the history of the United States have we cut back on troops when we've been at war.

  Michele Bachmann

  War, Cutting, United States

  "American Morning" with Carol Costello, transcripts.cnn.com. November 22, 2011.

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• I think that's why they're so really - here's the disconnect. It's sort of this odd and I've always had this problem with the rationality of it. That the President [George W.Bush] says, "We are in the fight for a way of life. This is the greatest battle of our generation, and of the generations to come. "And, so what I'm going to do is you know, Iraq has to be won, or our way of life ends, and our children and our children's children all suffer. So, what I'm gonna do is send 10,000 more troops to Baghdad."

  Jon Stewart

  Children, Fighting, Thinking

  "Bill Moyers talks with Jon Stewart". "Bill Moyers Journal", www.pbs.org. April 27, 2007.

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• In Rwanda that genocide happened because the international community and the Security Council refused to give, again, another 5000 troops which would have cost, I don't know, maybe fifty, a hundred, million dollars.

  Lakhdar Brahimi

  Giving, Community, Dollars

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• The U.S. directed the war against South Vietnam. There was a political settlement in 1954. But in the late '50's the United States organized an internal repression in South Vietnam, not using its troops, but using the local apparatus it was constructing. This was a very significant and very effective campaign of violence and terrorism against the Vietminh - which was the communist-led nationalist force that fought the French. And the Vietminh at that time was adhering to the Geneva Accords, hoping that the political settlement would work out in South Vietnam.

  Noam Chomsky

  War, Work Out, Political

  Source: chomsky.info

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• Strange? I don't think that word comes anywhere near it. My troops are on an overnight camp three hundred kilometres away from here. I had to sleep at the Santangelo penitentiary for pre-pubescent girls.

  Melina Marchetta

  Girl, Sleep, Thinking

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• We are not putting ground troops into Iraq ever again. And we're not putting ground troops into Syria. We're going to defeat ISIS without committing American ground troops.

  Hillary Clinton

  Iraq, Isis, Defeat

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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• The American people don't want additional troops on the ground.

  Eric Bolling

  People, Want

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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• [Our troops in Iraq and Afganistan] does give us the ability to make sure that we are strengthening those folk who are interested in building up their countries rather than destroying them, and doing so in a way that is sustainable and doesn't put a constant burden on the amazing men and women that we've got in uniform.

  Barack Obama

  Country, Men, Building Up

  Source: abcnews.go.com

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• If you look at the current Mosul campaign against ISIL, for example the few thousand troops that we have there to support that effort allows the Iraqi military to move forward in an effective way.

  Barack Obama

  Military, Moving, Support

  Source: abcnews.go.com

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• It still puts burden on some troops of ours who are there [in Afghanistan and Iraq] as advisors and facilitators.

  Barack Obama

  Iraq, Burden, Advisors

  Source: abcnews.go.com

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• My evaluation of President George W. Bush is nothing personal. He's a lovely person. Sadly, I believe he will be remembered for taking us into war unnecessarily at the cost of thousands of American lives, injuries to tens of thousands of our troops, and trillions of dollars to our economy - enormous costs to our reputation, and undermining the capability of our military to protect us. That, I think, will be the overwhelming issue for which his presidency will be remembered: extensive damage to our country.

  Nancy Pelosi

  Country, Military, War

  Source: www.harpersbazaar.com

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• Russia committed an act of aggression in Ukraine, and that's the first time since 1945 a European country has seized the territory of another European country. That's serious business. They started a war with their neighbor. Their troops as well as the separatists funded and controlled by Russia are killing people just about every day.

  Daniel Fried

  Country, War, Ukraine

  Source: www.politico.com

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