--- title: "1 Country Willing Quotes By Tom Vilsack" description: "1 Country Willing quotes by Tom Vilsack. Plus more from Tom Vilsack and more Country Willing sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/816/tom-vilsack-8494_country_i-think-the-iraqis-themselves-will-have_942529.jpg" --- > [I think the Iraqis themselves will have to make a determination as to what type of government they ultimately come up with and what kind of nation they ultimately come up with. But they can continually use America's troops presence.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/i-think-the-iraqis-themselves-will-have-to-make-a-determination-as-to/) [Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/816/tom-vilsack-8494_country_i-think-the-iraqis-themselves-will-have_942529.jpg) ## More by Tom Vilsack > [In the past 40 years, the United States lost more than a million farmers and ranchers. Many of our farmers are aging. Today, only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/in-the-past-40-years-the-united-states-lost-more-than-a-million/) [Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/) > [Hillary Clinton was in rural America during the Iowa caucuses, but I think the nature of a campaign makes it more difficult once you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/hillary-clinton-was-in-rural-america-during-the-iowa-caucuses-but-i/) [Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/) > [To help producers serve larger institutional customers like schools and hospitals, USDA has helped fund new regional infrastructure like cold storage warehouses, commercial kitchens…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/to-help-producers-serve-larger-institutional-customers-like-schools/) [Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/) > [The lack of access to proper nutrition is not only fueling obesity, it is leading to food insecurity and hunger among our children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/the-lack-of-access-to-proper-nutrition-is-not-only-fueling-obesity-it/) [Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/) > [Small businesses are the lifeblood of our economy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/small-businesses-are-the-lifeblood-of-our-economy/) [Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/) > [I can't give you a specific number today, in large part because the analysis upon which we would make that determination has not been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/i-can-t-give-you-a-specific-number-today-in-large-part-because-the/) [Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/) > [To amplify our efforts, USDA is joining with First Lady Michelle Obama in aggressively promoting the 'Let's Move' campaign, which will combat the epidemic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/to-amplify-our-efforts-usda-is-joining-with-first-lady-michelle-obama/) [Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/) > [We're going to move from a commodity economy where you basically grow the same kind of crops - where a kernel of corn is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/we-re-going-to-move-from-a-commodity-economy-where-you-basically-grow/) [Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/) > [Although they are some of the hardest working folks I know, rural Americans earn, on average, $11,000 less than their urban counterparts each year.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/although-they-are-some-of-the-hardest-working-folks-i-know-rural/) [Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/) > [President Obama has expressed his commitment to responsible stewardship of our land, water, and other natural resources. And one way of restoring the land…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/president-obama-has-expressed-his-commitment-to-responsible/) [Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/) > [Strong communities ... embrace change. New discoveries require us to think differently and approach things differently, to think anew.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/strong-communities-embrace-change-new-discoveries-require-us-to-think/) [Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/) > [I don't know of a Democrat - whether they're a conservative, a centrist or a liberal Democrat - that doesn't think that it's important…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/i-don-t-know-of-a-democrat-whether-they-re-a-conservative-a-centrist/) [Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/) > [Sixteen percent of our population is rural, but 40 percent of our military is rural. I don't believe that's because of a lack of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/sixteen-percent-of-our-population-is-rural-but-40-percent-of-our/) [Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/) > [People working together in a strong community with a shared goal and a common purpose can make the impossible possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/people-working-together-in-a-strong-community-with-a-shared-goal-and/) [Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/) > [There are children with dreams counting on us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/there-are-children-with-dreams-counting-on-us/) [Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country-willing/tom-vilsack/#itemlist", "name": "1 Country Willing Quotes By Tom Vilsack", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think the Iraqis themselves will have to make a determination as to what type of government they ultimately come up with and what kind of nation they ultimately come up with. 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