I think as a rifle platoon and company commander your view is about 1,000 meters in front of you and you hope you can cover that ground and not have to back up and give it up again. — Oliver North Copy Share Image
We've been in the nation-building business since World War I, and especially since WWII. The goal is not a Jeffersonian Democracy in Afghanistan, but a representative government that respects human rights, protects its own people, and is a friend of… — Oliver North Copy Share Image
“Frenchie spoke: 'Captain, you should have seen my lieutenant. He was magnificent.' It wasn't the word magnificent that meant so much. It was what… — Oliver North Copy Share Image
History and war are cruel pedants. Those who know too little of the former are likely to have too much of the latter. — Oliver North Copy Share Image
Heroes aren't athletes who set new sports records, or Hollywood actors who make 'daring' films or politicians who make bold promises. Heroes are people… — Oliver North Copy Share Image
I came here to tell you the truth, the good, the bad and the ugly. Ugly — Oliver North Copy Share Image
I thought using the Ayatollah's money to support the Nicaraguan resistance was a neat idea. — Oliver North Copy Share Image
And of course there is so much of World War II that is documented that we never have seen — Oliver North Copy Share Image
If you could have imagined that someone is happy that Obama is president, it has to be Jimmy Carter because he is no longer… — Oliver North Copy Share Image
“The objective was simple: capture or kill the brutal leader of a kidnapping ring with ties to the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), a… — Oliver North Copy Share Image
In uniform, I had to make judgments about the best course of action in combat when the only choices were 'bad' or 'worse.' As… — Oliver North Copy Share Image
The Obama administration has turned a blind eye to radical Islam since before they came to office. If you look at everything that's transpired… — Oliver North Copy Share Image
