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> [That's what supporting the troops is really all about - making sure American grunts get the right stuff!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hackworth/that-s-what-supporting-the-troops-is-really-all-about-making-sure/)

[David Hackworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hackworth/)

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> [Grunts on the line, where the enemy wants them dead, still goof off - even knowing that by letting their guard down they might die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hackworth/grunts-on-the-line-where-the-enemy-wants-them-dead-still-goof-off/)

[David Hackworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hackworth/)

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## More by David Hackworth

> [War is the ultimate reality-based horror show.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hackworth/war-is-the-ultimate-reality-based-horror-show/)

[David Hackworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hackworth/)

> [Fighting terrorism is not unlike fighting a deadly cancer. It can't be treated just where it's visible - every diseased cell in the body…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hackworth/fighting-terrorism-is-not-unlike-fighting-a-deadly-cancer-it-can-t-be/)

[David Hackworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hackworth/)

> [If a policy is wrongheaded, feckless and corrupt, I take it personally and consider it a moral obligation to sound off and not shut…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hackworth/if-a-policy-is-wrongheaded-feckless-and-corrupt-i-take-it-personally/)

[David Hackworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hackworth/)

> [We citizens don't need to know every detail of every military operation in this new kind of war. Nor should the media tell us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hackworth/we-citizens-don-t-need-to-know-every-detail-of-every-military/)

[David Hackworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hackworth/)

> [Their plan is to return the entire world - not just the Middle East - to the days of the caliphate and either convert…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hackworth/their-plan-is-to-return-the-entire-world-not-just-the-middle-east-to/)

[David Hackworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hackworth/)

> [So it's not a matter of the military lying to the press, but it's the job of the military to deny the press any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hackworth/so-it-s-not-a-matter-of-the-military-lying-to-the-press-but-it-s-the/)

[David Hackworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hackworth/)

> [It's human nature to start taking things for granted again when danger isn't banging loudly on the door.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hackworth/it-s-human-nature-to-start-taking-things-for-granted-again-when/)

[David Hackworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hackworth/)

> [Of course, it's imperative that we stabilize Iraq and quickly reduce our armed role there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hackworth/of-course-it-s-imperative-that-we-stabilize-iraq-and-quickly-reduce/)

[David Hackworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hackworth/)

> [That's because international Islamic religious fanatics have the same goal as the Axis fascists - the destruction of our way of life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hackworth/that-s-because-international-islamic-religious-fanatics-have-the-same/)

[David Hackworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hackworth/)

> [The old saying that war is a racket has taken on an even more shameful meaning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hackworth/the-old-saying-that-war-is-a-racket-has-taken-on-an-even-more/)

[David Hackworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hackworth/)

> [That's what supporting the troops is really all about - making sure American grunts get the right stuff!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hackworth/that-s-what-supporting-the-troops-is-really-all-about-making-sure/)

[David Hackworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hackworth/)

> [Only a foolish woman would allow her man to earn his living as a moving target.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hackworth/only-a-foolish-woman-would-allow-her-man-to-earn-his-living-as-a/)

[David Hackworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hackworth/)

> [Terrorism, too, must be excised wherever it exists, which will take years, and which can't happen without the total commitment and the everyday involvement…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hackworth/terrorism-too-must-be-excised-wherever-it-exists-which-will-take/)

[David Hackworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hackworth/)

> [What we need to do is follow the axiom of World War II which was 'Loose Lips Sink Ships' and the media has really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hackworth/what-we-need-to-do-is-follow-the-axiom-of-world-war-ii-which-was/)

[David Hackworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hackworth/)

> [Our generals talk a good game about taking care of their grunts, and the majority of our Beltway politicians bay with moralistic fervor about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hackworth/our-generals-talk-a-good-game-about-taking-care-of-their-grunts-and/)

[David Hackworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hackworth/)

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