Troops Quotes · Page 9

Sir, it is not God who will assemble us on the battlefield, nor position our troops, nor place the cannon, and it…

— Winfield Scott Hancock

We're all looking for a plan that will work. The current plan is not working, and 21,500 additional troops -- it's a…

— Arlen Specter

We have fewer troops in Afghanistan than we had law enforcement [officers] at the Olympics in Salt Lake City.

— Hillary Clinton

Yeah, I volunteered to support the troops, and get out there and show them that we care about them.

— Gary Sinise

We saw the president of the United States engage American troops in a fourth conflict in a foreign land. This is historic.

— Michele Bachmann

I’ve been calling for more troops for over two years, along with John McCain and others subsequent to my saying that.

— Joe Biden

A competent leader can get efficient service from poor troops, while on the contrary an incapable leader can demoralize the best of…

— Anonymous

So such an American troops presence in Korea in the South and Japan, total some 100,000 should stay there forever, even after…

— Anonymous

It's a tough time my friends. We need to make sacrifices to ensure our troops have the tools they need in order…

— Dennis Hastert

The new Congress needs to move quickly to strengthen the Army and Marines - not to send more troops to Iraq -…

— Mark Udall

I want you to know I'm an Army brat; I was a captain in the Army and my brother was a jet…

— Kris Kristofferson

Canada used to be...one of our most...most loyal friends, and vice versa. I mean, Canada sent troops to Vietnam. Was Vietnam less…

— Ann Coulter

Any Congressional agreement of an arbitrary time table to bring our troops home before we have accomplished our mission is unacceptable and…

— James T. Walsh

America's veterans and troops serving abroad today fought hard to preserve our red, white and blue, from the Revolutionary War to today's…

— Bill Shuster

I said that America's role would be limited; that we would not put ground troops into Libya; that we would focus our…

— Barack Obama

People can quarrel with whether we should have more troops in Afghanistan or internationalize Iraq or whatever, but it is incontestable that…

— William J. Clinton

None of the people's wars of the sixties did very well, including the one in Vietnam. Vo Nguyen Giap himself has admitted…

— Chalmers Johnson

When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce. If the…

— Sun Tzu

The president [Barack Obama] decided to leave more troops than he had originally planned in Afghanistan. We have a very cooperative government…

— Hillary Clinton

If my campaign is not in the debate, we will not be talking about how we really fix this problem of endless…

— Jill Stein

I'll tell you what, [Hillary Clinton] is not making America safer by her actions and because as it relates to Benghazi, as…

— Kimberly Guilfoyle

I say we must have a movement that brings those troops home and launch a crusade to transform our school buildings, we…

— James Lawson

The greatest disaster of all was after all the difficulties and loss of life and expenditures, President [Barak] Obama walked away, in…

— Jeff Sessions

During the First World War, I told her, Hitler had been a runner, delivering messages between the German trenches, and he was…

— Chuck Palahniuk

I think it is a huge honor to get to go play for the troops who have been working their tails off…

— Joe Nichols

It still puts burden on some troops of ours who are there [in Afghanistan and Iraq] as advisors and facilitators.

— Barack Obama

Iraq continues to be an immense disaster, and the President has no apparent plan for getting our troops out.

— Jose Serrano

Generals do not always run wars the way they would like to, nor the troops under them.

— Christopher Vokes

Today, I can report that, as promised, the rest of our troops in Iraq will come home by the end of the…

— Barack Obama

A life that moves to gracious ends Thro' troops of unrecording friends, A deedful life, a silent voice.

— Alfred the Great

Happy Memorial Day to past, present and fallen soldiers. Today we honor you and salute you for defending our country and our…

— Sonya Parker

Slogans rarely convince the unconvinced. However, they do rally the troops already on your side.

— John McCarthy

We can rattle our sabers all we want but, realistically, we don't have troops for an invasion [Iran] and surgical strikes aren't…

— Barack Obama

The first serious infowar is now engaged. The field of battle is WikiLeaks. You are the troops.

— John Perry Barlow

I think the behavior of the troops has been a huge factor in the rise of the insurgency and in the rise…

— Yaroslav Trofimov

The British troops are not an occupation force. They are here with the consent of the people.

— Said Musa

FLAG, n. A colored rag borne above troops and hoisted on forts and ships. It appears to serve the same purpose as…

— Ambrose Bierce

Troops would never be deficient in courage, if they could only know how deficient in it their enemies were.

— Duke of Wellington

I shall begin my march for Camp tomorrow morning. It was not in my power to move until I could procure shoes…

— Anthony Wayne

French troops arrived in Afghanistan last week, and not a minute too soon. The French are acting as advisers to the Taliban,…

— Jay Leno