David Hackworth Quotes

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• Because our homeland and very survival are once more at stake, the American people can't afford to treat this new war against terrorism like they…
• 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 of…
• If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly.
• It's human nature to start taking things for granted again when danger isn't banging loudly on the door.
• Their plan is to return the entire world - not just the Middle East - to the days of the caliphate and either convert all…
• Only a foolish woman would allow her man to earn his living as a moving target.
• Respecting your opponent is the key to winning any bout. Hold your enemy in contempt and you may miss the strategy behind his moves
• War is the ultimate reality-based horror show.
• That's because international Islamic religious fanatics have the same goal as the Axis fascists - the destruction of our way of life.
• Modern American war is as easy to script as a B movie.
• Writing with you is the only thing that keeps me alive.
• That's what supporting the troops is really all about - making sure American grunts get the right stuff!
• The old saying that war is a racket has taken on an even more shameful meaning.
• 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 and…
• If a policy is wrongheaded, feckless and corrupt, I take it personally and consider it a moral obligation to sound off and not shut up…
• 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 must…
• Fortunately, it's still not too late to develop a comprehensive global strategy to eliminate our real enemy.
• In order to drill into young men the need to stay alert and stay alive, I used to punish offenders with my fists, boots and…
• Our generals talk a good game about taking care of their grunts, and the majority of our Beltway politicians bay with moralistic fervor about how…
• Grunts on the line, where the enemy wants them dead, still goof off - even knowing that by letting their guard down they might die.

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