Afghanistan Quote by Gina Haspel Download Open image “The first boots on the ground in Afghanistan were my colleagues.” — Gina Haspel ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.8 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Afghanistan Boots Colleagues Ground
These guys that were standing up to fight, for the most part, had pride in their country, and they wanted to do the best,… — Dakota Meyer Copy Share Image
I have been to Afghanistan many times, even before the Taliban collapsed. I was fascinated by the country. — Kabir Khan Copy Share Image
I was in Saudi Arabia on 9/11 and was part of the initial leadership team to execute the initial combat operations in Afghanistan. — Martha McSally Copy Share Image
I went to Afghanistan in '96 to write about terrorist training camps south of Jalalabad and Tora Bora, in the mountains. I was there… — Sebastian Junger Copy Share Image
When I came to Afghanistan, I couldn't choose the training camp; al Qaeda and the Arabs ran the camps. I said, 'Hey, I want… — Mohamedou Ould Slahi Copy Share Image
I personally was involved in going over to Afghanistan to meet the troops. My father was a marine, so that was just amazing. — Eva Marie Copy Share Image
Immediately after the September 11th attacks, I volunteered to go to Afghanistan in any capacity that the CIA wanted me. Four months passed before… — John Kiriakou Copy Share Image
The rules of engagement when I was in Afghanistan were very flexible. When you're at war, you're at war. — Brandon Webb Copy Share Image
I was on the front lines in the Cold War, and I was on the front lines in the fight against Al Qaeda. — Gina Haspel Copy Share Image
When a very tough, old school leader announced that I was his pick to be Chief of Station in a small but important frontier… — Gina Haspel Copy Share Image
I was on the front lines in the Cold War, and I was on the front lines in the fight against Al Qaeda. — Gina Haspel Copy Share Image
CIA has been treated with enormous respect and our expertise is valued for what we bring to the table. — Gina Haspel Copy Share Image
A lot has changed since I first arrived at CIA, but our mission remains as relevant and important as ever. And this is what… — Gina Haspel Copy Share Image
After years of failure, I do think that President Trump has shown a lot of wisdom in reaching out his hand to the North… — Gina Haspel Copy Share Image
I support the higher moral standard that this country has decided to hold itself to. — Gina Haspel Copy Share Image
I think it is important to recall the context of those challenging times immediately following 9/11. For me, I had just returned to Washington… — Gina Haspel Copy Share Image
As I look back on my first year as Director, I am more in awe of the men and women at CIA than ever… — Gina Haspel Copy Share Image
I think it's very important, I think for any leader as you go through a career you have to learn the leadership lessons. — Gina Haspel Copy Share Image
I stand on the shoulders of heroines who never sought public acclaim but served as inspirations to the generations that came after them. — Gina Haspel Copy Share Image
The costs of the Bush-Obama wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are now estimated to run as high as $4.4 trillion - a major victory… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
From the bitter cold winter at Valley Forge, to the mountains of Afghanistan and the deserts of Iraq, our soldiers have courageously answered when… — Solomon Ortiz Copy Share Image
The rich people are apparently leaving America. They're giving up their citizenship. These great lovers of America who made their money in this country-when… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
They're criminals, they brutalized Afghanistan, they killed our people, they destroyed our land. — Hamid Karzai Copy Share Image
In 2001, we were told that the war in Afghanistan was a feminist mission. The marines were liberating Afghan women from the Taliban. Can… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
The terrorist attacks of September 11th and the courageous actions of our armed forces in Afghanistan and Iraq remind us that friends of tyranny… — Carl Levin Copy Share Image
According to a recent Harvard study, $6 trillion, when you include the ongoing healthcare expenses for our wounded soldiers, which is the least they… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
You don't bargain with terrorists. You don't appease terrorists. And anybody who believes that this is about something we've done has to ask themselves… — Michael Chertoff Copy Share Image
“I stood with my mom in the cemetery. She felt terrible pain. My grandmother is with God. My mom has to continue living. It’s… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
The most successful cultural diplomacy strategy integrates people-to-people or arts/culture/media-to-people interactions into the basic business of diplomacy. The programs in Afghanistan, Egypt, and Iran… — Cynthia P. Schneider Copy Share Image
Because Iran understands Afghanistan far better than Americans do, making Iran a partner in a long-term effort to transform Afghan agriculture makes sense. — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
Thousands of Americans have given their lives in Afghanistan and Iraq upholding their oaths and defending this nation. Chelsea Manning broke her oath and… — John McCain Copy Share Image
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