Tommy Franks Quotes

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• A terrorist, massive, casualty-producing event [will occur] somewhere in the Western world - it may be in the United States of America - that causes…
• Now, when you boys get home, you're gonna see a lot of war protestors. But don't be bitter. Go up to one, shake his hand,…
• Courage has to do with controlling fear and it seems to me that focus has a way of overcoming anxiety.
• There is no doubt that the regime of Saddam Hussein possesses weapons of mass destruction. As this operation continues, those weapons will be identified, found,…
• Gen. Tommy Franks Says That If The United States Is Hit With A Weapon Of Mass Destruction That Inflicts Large Casualties, The Constitution Will Likely…
• The Western world, the free world, loses what it cherishes most, and that is freedom and liberty we've seen for a couple of hundred years…
• America decided we were going to stand by and let Americans die at the hands of terrorists a long time ago
• I, for one, begin with intent. There is no question that, Saddam Hussein had intent to do harm to the Western alliance and to the…
• The only time a dead certainty applies is in a dream world.
• We're in fact on plan. And where we stand today is not, in my view, only acceptable but truly remarkable.
• We're interested in it because it would provide a land bridge up to Uzbekistan, which provides us, among other things, a humanitarian pathway for us…
• If terrorists succeeded in using a weapon of mass destruction against the U.S. or one of our allies, it would likely have catastrophic consequences for…
• As I look at President Bush, I think he will ultimately be judged as a man of extremely high character.
• Probably we'll think of Bush in years to come as an American hero.
• The military infrastructure grew me. My faith in God is important, my belief in my country is important, my relationship to my family is important,…
• I remember when I was a private soldier. I remember the days when I was taken care of and when I was not taken care…
• I'm a pretty serious Independent.
• I'm not a fan almost anywhere of announcing to the enemy of what I'm going to do.
• No one hates war like a soldier hates war.
• I have said a lot in the past and now I think it is best that I do not comment on what I think when…

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