Before my troops reached the little city, and before the people of Fredericksburg knew that any part of the Confederate army was… — James Longstreet Copy Share Image
I think Barack Obama has the overall right strategy and he's been right to resist bringing in massive numbers of American troops.… — Adam Schiff Copy Share Image
And across Afghanistan, every single day, Afghan soldiers, Afghan police and ISAF troops are serving shoulder-to-shoulder in some very difficult situations. And… — John R. Allen Copy Share Image
Do not give the terrorists, the enemy combatants, the people who blow up folks at weddings, who fly airplanes into the twin… — Lindsey Graham Copy Share Image
Died of wounds inflicted in error by his own troops at the battle of Chancellorsville during the US Civil War. Let us… — Stonewall Jackson Copy Share Image
The way to heaven is too steep, too narrow for men to dance in and keep revel rout. No way is large… — William Prynne Copy Share Image
A handful of men, inured to war, proceed to certain victory, while on the contrary, numerous armies of raw and undisciplined troops… — Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus Copy Share Image
My faith plays a big part in my life. And when I was answering that question what I was really saying to… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
It cannot be an American fight. And I think what the president [Barack Obama] has consistently said - which I agree with… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Many of the points made by the antiwar movement have been consciously assimilated by the Pentagon and its lawyers and advisers. Precision… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
I think that's why they're so really - here's the disconnect. It's sort of this odd and I've always had this problem… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
In football the object is for the quarterback, also known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault,… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
There are three ways that men get what they want; by planning, by working, and by praying. Any great military operation takes… — George S. Patton Copy Share Image
For example: (1) As if governed by Newton's First Law of Motion, an institution will resist any change in its current direction;… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Because of you, in Afghanistan we've broken the momentum of the Taliban. Because of you, we've begun a transition to the Afghans… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It will take time to eradicate a cancer like Isil. And any time we take military action, there are risks involved -… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In the event of fire in any of the public buildings troops would be of vast service in the protection of public… — Thomas L. Smith Copy Share Image
I can look you in the eye and tell you I feel I've tried to solve the problem diplomatically to the max,… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
So there are five ways of knowing who will win. Those who know when to fight and when not to fight are… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
What armies and how much of war I have seen, what thousands of marching troops, what fields of slain, what prisons, what… — Clara Barton Copy Share Image
At the beginning of June 1944, the war was reaching a climax. German troops had been brutalised by the savagery of the… — Antony Beevor Copy Share Image
Certainly we must combine forces . South African troops are within the country.We raised this matter with Mrs [Margaret] Thatcher and Lord… — Robert Mugabe Copy Share Image
The peace of the Eastern church was invaded by a swarm of fanatics [monks], incapable of fear, or reason, or humanity; and… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
Perhaps if Hitler had had the wisdom to withdraw his troops and prepare for the defense of his own country, Germany, despite… — Christopher Vokes Copy Share Image
Even death after a long illness is without warning. The moment you had prepared for so carefully took you by storm. The… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
I've traveled with Jack Murtha to Iraq three times to learn more about the region, talk with our diplomats and military leaders,… — John B. Larson Copy Share Image
The United States encouraged Iraqis to rise up after Saddam Hussein's army was driven out of Kuwait. Washington assumed Saddam was weak… — Richard Engel Copy Share Image
When everyone's focused on the conventional parts of war - doing infantry imbeds or chasing IEDs - you look at the thing… — Sarah Stillman Copy Share Image
The challenge, then, is to take minds and hearts formed over the long millennia of living in local troops and equip them… — Kwame Anthony Appiah Copy Share Image
Second, the resolution contains the blatantly false assertion that negotiating a timeline for bringing U.S. troops home with the Iraqi government undermines… — Peter DeFazio Copy Share Image
Once the troops move into Cambodia, the colleges and universities of this country were on the verge of civil war. Many closed… — William Kunstler Copy Share Image
Our troops are in Burundi. We were requested by African countries who said, look, the United Nations is not moving on this… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
I am very optimistic about -- about Iraq. I mean, this could be one of the great achievements of this administration. You're… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
Yes, there is a story about Agent Orange, and we knew that it harmed our troops and we knew how long it… — Christopher Shays Copy Share Image
Playboy magazine announced that they are going to support the troops by sending them emails from Playboy playmates. After hearing this the… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
Sense of smell, of course, is only one of those dog qualities that can't be replicated or improved upon. I've been researching… — Susan Orlean Copy Share Image
The only way that American troops could have stayed in Iraq is to get an agreement from the then-Iraqi government that would… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
An optimist is somebody who thinks our various political and social systems, schools and churches, support groups and Boy Scout troops, jury… — Jack McDevitt Copy Share Image
When your troops go to war, the prime minister or the president change overnight from an administrator, dealing with taxation and welfare… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
No one ever said that fighting the war against terrorism and defending our homeland would be easy. So let's support our troops,… — Judy Biggert Copy Share Image