Attrition Quote by William Westmoreland

We won the war, but we are losing the occupation and reconstruction of Iraq. It is past time for a new approach, one that…

— Earl Blumenauer

We are succeeding in Iraq. It's a tough struggle with setbacks, but we are succeeding.

— Anonymous

“War, on the other hand, was the result of failure; failure of diplomacy, failure of intelligence, failure to prepare, failure to act decisively when…

— Col Don Wilson

“Victory gave us such insane delusions of grandeur that we helped start a world war we hadn’t a chance of winning. But now that…

— Joseph Heller

Winning the Revolutionary War, or the Civil War, or World War II were the turning points in our history, the sine qua non of…

— Stephen Ambrose

We invaded Iraq to change a totalitarian, despotic regime, and we have been successful there.

— Judd Gregg

We don't realize that we face a frustrating situation in which we win every battle, but we lose the war.

— Ami Ayalon

The U.S. victory in Gulf War was a stirring victory for the forces of aggression.

— Dan Quayle

Our armies were in as much chaos in victory as theirs in defeat.

— Jefferson Davis

We fight for lost causes because we know that our defeat and dismay may be the preface to our successors' victory, though that victory…

— T. S. Eliot

It is true we have won all our wars, but we have paid for them. We don't want victories anymore.

— Golda Meir

War is a series of catastrophes which result in victory.

— Albert Pike