Occupation almost always breeds an insurgency, as the U.S. discovered in the Philippines, and later in Viet Nam. — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
Three years into the war, tens of thousands of American troops remain targets of a growing Iraqi insurgency. — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share Image
I don't know how you defeat an insurgency unless you have some handle on the number of people that you are facing. — John McCain Copy Share Image
Kennedy saw the insurgency as a anti-colonial, essentially nationalist movement, feeding on social discontent. So you don't shoot people. — Roger Hilsman Copy Share Image
I think the central mission in Afghanistan right now is to protect the people, certainly, and that would be inclusive of everybody,… — Michael Mullen Copy Share Image
But the key shift in focus will be from counter-insurgency operations to more and more cooperation with Iraqi security forces and to… — John Abizaid Copy Share Image
[ Republican Party] is correctly described as a "radical insurgency" by one of the leading conservative commentators, Norman Ornstein. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The Government of Iraq also owes a debt to the American and coalition forces who are fighting the insurgency and helping put… — Ike Skelton Copy Share Image
As many have noted, Donald Trump's presidency is an insurgency. Mr. Trump himself is the quintessential insurgent, doing battle with a disingenuous… — Shelby Steele Copy Share Image
“Constructive insurgency: Is the use of legal and imaginative means of resistance to reform a system of repression. Generally through the use… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The presence of American troops is fueling the insurgency in Iraq, as acknowledged by General Casey and numerous other experts, and is… — John Conyers Copy Share Image
There was an insurgency under President Hosni Mubarak in the 1990s. Egyptian police and soldiers fought weekly battles with Islamists in the… — Richard Engel Copy Share Image
We are facing an enormous crisis in Africa right now in terms of illegal wildlife trafficking, which is decimating animal populations, destroying… — David Jeremiah Barron Copy Share Image
Who's the big government guy? These labels are nonsense. And the Tea Party, if you want to call them working class, you… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
With no other security forces on hand, U.S. military was left to confront, almost alone, an Iraqi insurgency and a crime rate… — John Spratt Copy Share Image
There's just no question that the United States was trying desperately to prevent the independence of South Vietnam and to prevent a… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
In a country like Iraq with its culture of blood feuds - is that the more locals are killed, the more motivation… — Yaroslav Trofimov Copy Share Image
I think we may well have some kind of presence there over a period of time... The level of activity that we… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
I am encouraged by the news today that United States special operations personnel found, identified and killed the terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi,… — Mike Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
I made this bad joke on Twitter saying, "I want to put in my first no-bid contract to train the Libyan army… — Michael Hastings Copy Share Image
I think Martin Luther King would always keep track of collective insurgencies among poor and working people. He was concerned about the… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
Constraint theory argues a number of things. First, that the impossible has to be identified. Second, that the actor is then constrained… — George Friedman Copy Share Image
The public's continuing ambivalence about cultural matters is all the more striking given that the political conversation on these issues has for… — Ellen Willis Copy Share Image
I think a lot of the people who feel out of step with contemporary society or feel that they've been left back… — Sheldon Whitehouse Copy Share Image
These others -- the overwhelming majority of Iraq's people -- have repeatedly given every indication of valuing their newfound freedom: voting in… — Fouad Ajami Copy Share Image
We must support initiatives that provide clear, concrete measures and milestones that our troops need for defeating the insurgency, building up Iraqi… — Sherrod Brown Copy Share Image
Almost immediately, I remember right when Tikrit even fell, a few days after Baghdad fell, there was talks of insurgency, there was… — Farnaz Fassihi Copy Share Image
There is no clear or meaningful difference between insurgency and civil war, or between national terrorism and civil war for that matter. — Anthony H. Cordesman Copy Share Image
Our military should spare no expense to ensure the safety of our troops, particularly as they confront a hostile insurgency and roadside… — Christopher Dodd Copy Share Image
[In response to the question "Do you think that you underestimated the insurgency's strength?"] I think so. I guess if I look… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
Let's look at the Trump and Bernie Sanders insurgencies. They were basically insurgencies against the Republican and Democratic Party. Bernie Sanders made… — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
The most stupid mistake a counter-insurgency operation can make is alienating the population. If you alienate the population, you're finished. — Meles Zenawi Copy Share Image
The number of attacks on the American and allied forces is at the highest level since the insurgency began despite the increase… — Ike Skelton Copy Share Image
I think the behavior of the troops has been a huge factor in the rise of the insurgency and in the rise… — Yaroslav Trofimov Copy Share Image
Counter-insurgency warfare is not a simple thing... it's not as simple as, like, good guys versus bad guys. It is a mess. — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
There [in Afghanistan] is also a growing insurgency threat from al-Qaida, the Taliban and other extremist elements, some of which comes from… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
Almost all Iraqis with any previous experience in the intelligence business are Sunni Arab, increasing the risk of penetration of the new… — Wayne White Copy Share Image
![“[ Republican Party] is correctly described as a "radical insurgency" by one of the leading conservative commentators, Norman Ornstein.” quote by Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/193/noam-chomsky-42_commentators_republican-party-is-correctly-described_1590442.jpg)
![“[In response to the question "Do you think that you underestimated the insurgency's strength?"] I think so. I guess if I look back on it now, I don't think anybody anticipated the level of violence that we've encountered.” quote by Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/381/dick-cheney-1810_ifs_in-response-to-the-question-do-you-think_74078.jpg)
![“I think the behavior of the troops has been a huge factor in the rise of the insurgency and in the rise of the anti-American feelings there[in Iraq].” quote by Yaroslav Trofimov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4eb/yaroslav-trofimov-28338_anti-american_i-think-the-behavior-of-the-troops-has-b_653272.jpg)
![“There [in Afghanistan] is also a growing insurgency threat from al-Qaida, the Taliban and other extremist elements, some of which comes from the tribal areas of Pakistan, as well as from the Northwest Frontier province and Baluchistan.” quote by David Petraeus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5ae/david-petraeus-11182_afghanistan_there-in-afghanistan-is-also-a-growing-i_91852.jpg)
