Troops Quotes - Page 26

• Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) moved from a legitimate to a charismatic role, reversing the course followed by Washington. Yet therewere surface similarities in their careers. Both led military rebellions against English monarchs--Cromwell against Charles I, Washington against George III. Each took local militia--the "train bands" of Cromwell, the colonial levies of Washington--and forged professional armies on a national scale. Each infused a new ethos in his troops--a religious spirit in Cromwell's case, a post-colonial American identity in Washington's.

  Garry Wills

  Religious, Military, Army

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• Today, I can report that, as promised, the rest of our troops in Iraq will come home by the end of the year.

  Barack Obama

  Home, Years, Iraq

  "U.S. Troops To Leave Iraq, But Questions Remain". "Weekend Edition Saturday" with Scott Simon, www.npr.org. October 22, 2011.

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• John Kerry made a joke about Bush being a moron, and now Bush wants morons to think it was a joke was about the troops. ... Now, John Kerry has apologized. He said he made a botched joke and admitted that he has a joking problem. He has checked into an improv group and revealed that as a child, he was molested by a clown.

  Bill Maher

  Children, Thinking, Want

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• There is no military solution to the war in Iraq. Our troops can help suppress the violence, but they cannot solve its root causes. And all the troops in the world won't be able to force Shia, Sunni, and Kurd to sit down at a table, resolve their differences, and forge a lasting peace. In fact, adding more troops will only push this political settlement further and further into the future, as it tells the Iraqis that no matter how much of a mess they make, the American military will always be there to clean it up.

  Barack Obama

  Military, War, Roots

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• I hate dogma in any form. I hated it in the Catholic Church and Girl Scout troops of the 1950s, and I hate in in gay activism and established feminism today.

  Camille Paglia

  Girl, Hate, Gay

  Vamps and Tramps, 1994.

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• When we send our young men and women into harm's way, we have a solemn obligation not to fudge the numbers or shade the truth about why they're going, to care for their families while they're gone, to tend to the soldiers upon their return, and to never ever go to war without enough troops to win the war, secure the peace, and earn the respect of the world.

  Barack Obama

  War, Men, Winning

  2004 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address, delivered 27 July 2004, Fleet Center, Boston

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• An army formed of good officers moves like clockwork; but there is no situation upon earth less enviable, nor more distressing, than that person's who is at the head of troops which are regardless of order and discipline.

  George Washington

  Moving, Army, Order

  George Washington (1795). “Official Letters to the Honorable American Congress,: Written, During the War Between the United Colonies and Great Britain, by His Excellency, George Washington, Commander in Chief of the Continental Forces, Now President of the United States”, p.272

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• To overcome extremism, we must also be vigilant in upholding the values our troops defend – because there is no force in the world more powerful than the example of America. That is why I have ordered the closing of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, and will seek swift and certain justice for captured terrorists – because living our values doesn't make us weaker, it makes us safer and it makes us stronger.

  Barack Obama

  Powerful, America, Justice

  First Speech to a Joint Session of Congress, delivered 24 February 2009

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• A troop surge in Baghdad would put more American troops at risk to address a problem that is not a military problem.

  Norm Coleman

  Military, Risk, Baghdad

  "Bush will add more than 20,000 troops to Iraq", edition.cnn.com. January 11, 2007.

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• Generals who save troops for the next day are always beaten.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  War, Next Day, Beaten

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• If you think that running your economy into the ground and having to send troops in in order to prop up your only ally is leadership, then we've got a different definition of leadership.

  Barack Obama

  Running, Thinking, Order

  Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

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• I want our enemies to understand that don't think that their violent acts are going to cause this president to leave before the job is done. And I want our troops to understand we respect them and that the sacrifices they make are noble and necessary for peace.

  George W. Bush

  Jobs, Sacrifice, Thinking

  "President Bush Discusses Midterms; War on Terror Strategy With Sean Hannity". "Hannity & Colmes", www.foxnews.com. October 31, 2006.

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• If at war, understand what it takes to win: Set a goal, define victory and fully support the effort. Leave no doubt that you respect the troops and appreciate their service.

  Brad Wenstrup

  War, Winning, Goal

  "Congress at War". www.politico.com. July, 2015.

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• Both candidates in this election [2004] pledge to end this war and bring our troops home. The great difference - the great difference is that I intend to win it first.

  John McCain

  War, Home, Winning

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

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• Lincoln made mistakes. Roosevelt made mistakes. Eisenhower made mistakes. The Battle of the Bulge was the biggest intelligence failure in American military history, much bigger than any in Vietnam or now. We didn't know that the Soviets were moving 400,000 or 500,000 troops. We missed it.

  Rudy Giuliani

  Military, Mistake, Moving

  "Larry King Live", edition.cnn.com. February 14, 2007.

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• The General Order is always:
  ......To manoeuver in a body and on the attack.
  ......To maintain strict but not pettifogging discipline.
  ......To keep the troops constantly at the ready.
  ......To employ the utmost vigilance on sentry go.
  ......To use the bayonet on every possible occasion.
  And to follow up the enemy remorselessly until he is utterly destroyed.

  Lazare Carnot

  Military, Order, Discipline

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• We talked about trying to create an image that would somehow, to an audience, create the sense of awe, wonder and shock that the troops must have felt that their monarch - and a female monarch - went to the frontline of battle and was prepared to lay down her life. This speech is so well known and has been done in virtually every version of the events of Elizabeth's life.

  Cate Blanchett

  Battle, Trying, Events

  "Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Cate Blanchett interview". Interview with Rob Carnevale, www.indielondon.co.uk.

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• No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique. If it is to your advantage, make a forward move; if not, stay where you are. Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation may be succeeded by content. But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Moving, Fighting

  Sun Tzu, General Press (2016). “The Art of War”, p.61, GENERAL PRESS

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• According to my assessment, even if you have many more troops than others, how can that help you to victory?

  Sun Tzu

  War, Assessment, Victory

  Sun Tzu (2005). “The Art of War”, p.113, Shambhala Publications

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• In the tumult and uproar, the battle seems chaotic, but there is no disorder, the troops appear to be milling about in circles but cannot be defeated.

  Sun Tzu

  Circles, Battle, Defeated

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• I think it is a huge honor to get to go play for the troops who have been working their tails off for several years, some with several tours under their belt.

  Joe Nichols

  Thinking, Years, Play

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• The commander must be at constant pains to keep his troops abreast of all the latest tactical experience and developments, and must insist on their practical application. He must see to it that his subordinates are trained in accordance with the latest requirements. The best form of welfare for the troops is first-class training, for this saves unnecessary casualties.

  Erwin Rommel

  Pain, Communication, Class

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• War is like a game of chess ... but with this little difference, that in chess you may think over each move as long as you please and are not limited for time, and with this difference too, that a knight is always stronger than a pawn, and two pawns are always stronger than one, while in war a battalion is sometimes stronger than a division and sometimes weaker than a company. The relative strength of bodies of troops can never be known to anyone.... Success never depends, and never will depend, on position, or equipment, or even on numbers, and least of all on position.

  Leo Tolstoy

  War, Moving, Thinking

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• So there are five ways of knowing who will win. Those who know when to fight and when not to fight are victorious. Those who discern when to use many or few troops are victorious. Those whose upper and lower ranks have the same desire are victorious.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Fighting, Winning

  Sun Tzu (2005). “The Art of War”, p.82, Shambhala Publications

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• Hitler overestimated the importance of [technology]. As a result, he would count on a mere handful of assault-gun detachment or the new Tiger tanks to restore situations where only large bodies of troops could have any prospect of success.

  Erich von Manstein

  Gun, Technology, Tanks

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