American people Quote by David Hackworth

War is the ultimate reality-based horror show.

— David Hackworth

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…

— David Hackworth

If a policy is wrongheaded, feckless and corrupt, I take it personally and consider it a moral obligation to sound off and not shut…

— David Hackworth

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…

— David Hackworth

Their plan is to return the entire world - not just the Middle East - to the days of the caliphate and either convert…

— David Hackworth

So it's not a matter of the military lying to the press, but it's the job of the military to deny the press any…

— David Hackworth

It's human nature to start taking things for granted again when danger isn't banging loudly on the door.

— David Hackworth

Of course, it's imperative that we stabilize Iraq and quickly reduce our armed role there.

— David Hackworth

That's because international Islamic religious fanatics have the same goal as the Axis fascists - the destruction of our way of life.

— David Hackworth

The old saying that war is a racket has taken on an even more shameful meaning.

— David Hackworth

That's what supporting the troops is really all about - making sure American grunts get the right stuff!

— David Hackworth

Only a foolish woman would allow her man to earn his living as a moving target.

— David Hackworth