"I think no commander ever is going to……" — David Petraeus
"I think no commander ever is going to come out and say, 'I'm confident that we can do this."
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25 Quotes by David Petraeus
David Petraeus has 25 quotes on this site.
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When you enlisted into the armed forces you swore to support and defend a Constitution that did not yet fully…
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This cannot be the United States being the air force for Shia militias, or a Shia on Sunni Arab fight.
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I just don't know whether it was all destroyed years ago - I mean, there's no question that there were…
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If you don't want to have to kill or capture every bad guy in the country, you have to reintegrate…
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People often ask, why aren't you reading about what it is you're working on right now? And the truth is,…
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The fact is that Iran doesn't want to see the Taliban come back any more than do most Afghan citizens.
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If you look at casualties, you find countries that had much higher loss rates per capita than the US. Denmark…
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I am not a politician, and I will never be, and I say that with absolute conviction.
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The president and I sat down in the Oval Office, and he expressed very clearly that what he wants from…
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After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair.
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Every civilian's death diminishes us, collectively.
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I will not ever run for political office. I can assure you.
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As commander I was responsible for the overall success of the mission, and so I had to know at least…
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When orders are consistently trustworthy and observed, the relationship of a commander with his troops is satisfactory.
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The first, the supreme, the most far-reaching act of judgment that the statesman and commander have to make is to…
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Better a cautious commander, and not a rash one.
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When pressure mounts and strain increases everyone begins to show the weaknesses in his makeup. It is up to the…
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