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“Prime Minister Maliki, released from American restraint, acted on his worst instincts, creating enormous distrust in Iraq's Kurdish population and deeply embittering Sunnis in western Iraq's Al Anbar, who lost any confidence in a Baghdad government they saw as adversarial.”

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There is no room for military people, including our veterans, to see themselves as victims, even if so many of our countrymen are prone…

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The Corps is in good hands, and it's been a privilege to serve with the Leathernecks. Now it's time to go.

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We should not fight wars without a clearly defined end state... when you go to war, it can't be a half-step.

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It's very hard to live with yourself if you don't stick with your moral code.

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There is no God-given right to victory on the battlefield. You win that through the skill and the devotion, the valor and the ferocity…

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The most important 6 inches on the battlefield is between your ears.

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Now from a distance, I look back on what the Corps taught me: to think like men of action, and to act like men…

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Most people know nobody in the military.

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Engage your brain before you engage your weapon.

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It's not an easy course. It's not designed to be. We're not here to get you in touch with your inner child.

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I don't have the best track record with quotes.

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You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil. You know, guys like…

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I certainly don't think that the heirs of the American Revolution were a particularly noble class.

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Firefighters and rescue workers are American superheroes.

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