Troops Quotes · Page 10

I have a very deep concern about President Obama putting in another 21,000 troops into Afghanistan with the promise of more to come.

— George McGovern

I don't think we [the USA] need more troops. I think we need to be less worried about civilian casualties.

— Ann Coulter

The Constitution says that troops can be in the Philippines if there's a treaty that provides for it, and we have two…

— Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

During the Peninsula War, I heard a Portuguese general address his troops before a battle with the words, "Remember men, you are…

— Duke of Wellington

Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the…

— Sun Tzu

Of course you have to support the troops. They're just kids. They're doing for their country what's expected of them.

— Neil Young

While shooting 'The Unit', I went to the Middle East twice to see the troops. I met some great men and women.

— Max Martini

Our troops should not conform to customs that represent the marginalization of people and are incongruent with our fundamental values.

— Martha McSally

The troops were occasionally occupied in pursuing scattered bands going north or south, and on three occasions the large camp of Sitting…

— Nelson A. Miles

The American taxpayers should not have to send one more penny on the Administration's Iraq misadventure. Let's give our troops the supplies…

— John Conyers

[When I ordered 30,000 more troops into Afghanistan] that was the first time in which I looked out at a crowd of…

— Barack Obama

All the homeschooling parents I know meet on a regular basis with other families. They organize field trips, cooking classes, reading clubs…

— Quinn Cummings

Paradoxically, the United States' determination to protect its troops can be self-defeating. Allies and adversaries see U.S. forces living in secure compounds,…

— David Ignatius

You would carpet bomb where ISIS is, not a city, but the location of the troops. You use air power directed -…

— Ted Cruz

Tonight, I concurred with President Bush when he stated that the decisions on future involvement of U.S. troops in Iraq should be…

— Howard Coble

I'm lining up my troops to go to battle with. Tarver is the man at light heavyweight. He has the credibility of…

— Bernard Hopkins

It is a key fact about American policy in Vietnam that the withdrawel of American troops was built into it from the…

— Jonathan Schell

[Barack Obama] is sending more troops [to Afghanistan], but they have also realized that we are not going to win that war…

— Khaled Hosseini

And across Afghanistan, every single day, Afghan soldiers, Afghan police and ISAF troops are serving shoulder-to-shoulder in some very difficult situations. And…

— John R. Allen

Until the millennium arrives and countries cease trying to enslave others, it will be necessary to accept one's responsibilities and be willing…

— Anonymous

Frank Capra made a series of films during World War II called 'Why We Fight' that explored America's reasons for entering the…

— Eugene Jarecki

The way to heaven is too steep, too narrow for men to dance in and keep revel rout. No way is large…

— William Prynne

The question is always how you get the number of troops needed. They do not have to be coalition forces. We also…

— David Petraeus

Every Thanksgiving, Barack sits down to call some of our troops and thank them for their service. When he tells me about…

— Michelle Obama

Ground troops... have to be a last resort. I think they should always be a last resort.

— Jason Kander

I said that we needed to have people on the ground, troops on the ground in a coalition similar to what we…

— John Kasich

I think the troops deserve the best equipment on the battlefield, the best training, and American armor if they get in trouble.

— Ryan Zinke

I shall begin my march for Camp tomorrow morning. It was not in my power to move until I could procure shoes…

— Anthony Wayne

In the end, what your own troops do is more important than who they are marching against.

— Don Meyer

Our troops do an incredible job every single day, but our policymakers have not lived up to the sacrifices that our troops…

— Tammy Duckworth

I don't play the bass. I'm not in a band. I tried to think of ways I could touch base with the…

— D. B. Sweeney

If not in the interests of the state, do not act. If you cannot succeed, do not use troops. If you are…

— Sun Tzu

It's fair to say average Americans think that the average Afghan doesn't want American troops in their country.

— Ashraf Ghani

The British troops are not an occupation force. They are here with the consent of the people.

— Said Musa

Troops would never be deficient in courage, if they could only know how deficient in it their enemies were.

— Duke of Wellington

Some Iraqi troops aren't willing to fight for their government. But many Shiites appear willing to fight for their religious leaders.

— Richard Engel

Happy Memorial Day to past, present and fallen soldiers. Today we honor you and salute you for defending our country and our…

— Sonya Parker

I hate the word 'followers' so from now on I'm going to call you guys my 'troops'

— Nikhil Saluja

A life that moves to gracious ends Thro' troops of unrecording friends, A deedful life, a silent voice.

— Alfred the Great

I think the behavior of the troops has been a huge factor in the rise of the insurgency and in the rise…

— Yaroslav Trofimov