Insurgency Quotes

31 quotes by 28 authors

We must support initiatives that provide clear, concrete measures and milestones that our troops need for defeating the insurgency, building up Iraqi security forces, and… — Sherrod Brown
But the key shift in focus will be from counter-insurgency operations to more and more cooperation with Iraqi security forces and to building Iraqi security… — John Abizaid
I think they're in the last throes, if you will, of the insurgency. — Dick Cheney
We remember the grind of the insurgency -- the roadside bombs, the sniper fire, the suicide attacks. From the 'triangle of death' to the fight… — Barack Obama
And that is that they went about systematically understanding how to disrupt and change a person's entire processes. And these Taliban - I'm not trying… — Pete Sessions
I think the central mission in Afghanistan right now is to protect the people, certainly, and that would be inclusive of everybody, and that in… — Michael Mullen
Now that our troops are mired in a dangerous effort to defeat the insurgency and are also trying to help rebuild the country, Americans of… — Harry Reid
Its the reality of a situation like this that when you have a large troop presence that it has the tendency to fuel the insurgency,… — Russ Feingold
Rather than bring peace and harmony, the EU will cause insurgency and violence. — Nigel Farage
But what counter-insurgency really comes down to is the protection of the capitalists back in America, their property and their privileges. U.S. national security, as… — Philip Agee
If we want to build the Iraqis' confidence about our intentions in their country, if we want to stop adding fuel to the fire of… — John Conyers
I am encouraged by the news today that United States special operations personnel found, identified and killed the terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the operational commander… — Mike Fitzpatrick
Our military should spare no expense to ensure the safety of our troops, particularly as they confront a hostile insurgency and roadside bombs throughout Iraq. — Christopher Dodd
The Syrian regime is helping the insurgency in Iraq and allowing all kinds of militants to come in and out, and go to Iraq to… — Walid Jumblatt
The Government of Iraq also owes a debt to the American and coalition forces who are fighting the insurgency and helping put that country back… — Ike Skelton
The administration needs to speak honestly with the American people. Exaggerating our progress in defeating the insurgency or in creating an Iraqi army paints a… — Sherrod Brown
Almost all Iraqis with any previous experience in the intelligence business are Sunni Arab, increasing the risk of penetration of the new intelligence apparatus by… — Wayne White
The presence of American troops is fueling the insurgency in Iraq, as acknowledged by General Casey and numerous other experts, and is helping terrorist recruiters… — John Conyers
The most stupid mistake a counter-insurgency operation can make is alienating the population. If you alienate the population, you're finished. — Meles Zenawi
One of the most ignored dimensions of the Iraqi insurgency are the Iraqis themselves who are regularly abducted, held for ransom and sometimes executed. — Bruce Hoffman

Who Wrote These Insurgency Quotes

28 authors contributed a total of 31 Insurgency Quotes, led by these top contributors: