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# Richard Myers

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Richard Bowman "Dick" Myers is a retired United States Air Force general who served as the 15th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. As chairman, Myers was the highest ranking uniformed officer of the United States military forces. He also served as the 14th president of Kansas State University fr

##  Quotes by Richard Myers

> [My point was simply that the war on global terrorism is going to be a long one, and we need to adapt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-myers/my-point-was-simply-that-the-war-on-global-terrorism-is-going-to-be-a/)

[Richard Myers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-myers/)

[Adaptability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adaptability/)

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> [When you get to the point where Baghdad is basically isolated, then what is the situation you have in the country? ..…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-myers/when-you-get-to-the-point-where-baghdad-is-basically-isolated-then/)

[Richard Myers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-myers/)

[Baghdad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baghdad/)

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> [Given time, given the number of prisoners now that we're interrogating, I'm confident that we're going to find weapons of mass destruction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-myers/given-time-given-the-number-of-prisoners-now-that-we-re-interrogating/)

[Richard Myers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-myers/)

[Destruction](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/destruction/)

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