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> [I had a hope that the Iraqis would embrace a new government, would establish a new Iraq very quickly, and, but I never had that as an expectation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-franks/i-had-a-hope-that-the-iraqis-would-embrace-a-new-government-would/)

[Tommy Franks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-franks/)

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## More by Tommy Franks

> [The military infrastructure grew me. My faith in God is important, my belief in my country is important, my relationship to my family is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-franks/the-military-infrastructure-grew-me-my-faith-in-god-is-important-my/)

[Tommy Franks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-franks/)

> [Probably we'll think of Bush in years to come as an American hero.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-franks/probably-we-ll-think-of-bush-in-years-to-come-as-an-american-hero/)

[Tommy Franks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-franks/)

> [We have learned that precision munitions go precisely where they're targeted to go. We've learned that the introduction of human beings in the equation,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-franks/we-have-learned-that-precision-munitions-go-precisely-where-they-re/)

[Tommy Franks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-franks/)

> [America decided we were going to stand by and let Americans die at the hands of terrorists a long time ago](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-franks/america-decided-we-were-going-to-stand-by-and-let-americans-die-at/)

[Tommy Franks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-franks/)

> [I remember when I was a private soldier. I remember the days when I was taken care of and when I was not taken…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-franks/i-remember-when-i-was-a-private-soldier-i-remember-the-days-when-i/)

[Tommy Franks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-franks/)

> [The only time a dead certainty applies is in a dream world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-franks/the-only-time-a-dead-certainty-applies-is-in-a-dream-world/)

[Tommy Franks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-franks/)

> [We're interested in it because it would provide a land bridge up to Uzbekistan, which provides us, among other things, a humanitarian pathway for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-franks/we-re-interested-in-it-because-it-would-provide-a-land-bridge-up-to/)

[Tommy Franks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-franks/)

> [I think any time we lose people, it's a hard moment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-franks/i-think-any-time-we-lose-people-it-s-a-hard-moment/)

[Tommy Franks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-franks/)

> [Courage has to do with controlling fear and it seems to me that focus has a way of overcoming anxiety.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-franks/courage-has-to-do-with-controlling-fear-and-it-seems-to-me-that-focus/)

[Tommy Franks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-franks/)

> [I have said a lot in the past and now I think it is best that I do not comment on what I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-franks/i-have-said-a-lot-in-the-past-and-now-i-think-it-is-best-that-i-do/)

[Tommy Franks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-franks/)

> [I, for one, begin with intent. There is no question that, Saddam Hussein had intent to do harm to the Western alliance and to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-franks/i-for-one-begin-with-intent-there-is-no-question-that-saddam-hussein/)

[Tommy Franks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-franks/)

> [There is no doubt that the regime of Saddam Hussein possesses weapons of mass destruction. As this operation continues, those weapons will be identified,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-franks/there-is-no-doubt-that-the-regime-of-saddam-hussein-possesses-weapons/)

[Tommy Franks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-franks/)

> [Gen. Tommy Franks Says That If The United States Is Hit With A Weapon Of Mass Destruction That Inflicts Large Casualties, The Constitution Will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-franks/gen-tommy-franks-says-that-if-the-united-states-is-hit-with-a-weapon/)

[Tommy Franks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-franks/)

> [I'm a pretty serious Independent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-franks/i-m-a-pretty-serious-independent/)

[Tommy Franks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-franks/)

> [No one hates war like a soldier hates war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-franks/no-one-hates-war-like-a-soldier-hates-war/)

[Tommy Franks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-franks/)

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