#troops

It's very unlikely that we're going to send more troops to Iraq. We are going to have to train the Iraqis faster and harder. ↗

— Richard Lugar

#going #harder #iraq #iraqis #more

The problem is that the Iraqi people are facing atrocities from both sides - Zarqawi and also the American troops at times. The Zarqawi groups uses car bombs, the Americans use other bombs. You also know what they do in the prisons. ↗

— Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

#american #american troops #atrocities #bombs #both

Nato allies have been looking at various missile-defence options for some time. Nato itself is developing protections for our deployed troops. ↗

— Anders Fogh Rasmussen

#been #deployed #developing #itself #looking

Now that our troops are mired in a dangerous effort to defeat the insurgency and are also trying to help rebuild the country, Americans of all political persuasions simply want the United States to succeed and our troops to be as safe as possible. ↗

— Harry Reid

#country #dangerous #defeat #effort #help

We are ever mindful the risks our troops face every day and the sacrifices made by the families and the communities that support them as those who have been removed from power seek to delay their inevitable defeat. ↗

— John Warner

#communities #day #defeat #delay #ever

I shall begin my march for Camp tomorrow morning. It was not in my power to move until I could procure shoes for the troops almost barefoot. ↗

— Anthony Wayne

#barefoot #begin #camp #could #i

It is not the self respect and pride that you take with you, but the heritage you leave behind to your children that matters. A strongly marked personality can influence descendants for generations. Those blessed with a patriotic genetic legacy should run to the top of the mountain and roar with all fervency, “If they can over come, so will I!” When you know the ghosts that stand in support of you, you can begin to see life as they did—a life of joy, possibilities and freedom. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#civil-war #founding-fathers #freedom #patriotism #troops

Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their own populations. ↗

— Kofi Annan

#african #armies #because #intimidate #keeping

Senator Kerry voted to undermine the troops in the field, and that is not only inexcusable, it is reprehensible. ↗

— John Ensign

#inexcusable #kerry #only #reprehensible #senator

Our troops are committed to bringing security to Iraq while its government matures. American forces will continue to accomplish their mission with caution, precision and honor with the thanks of a grateful nation. ↗

— Mike Fitzpatrick

#american #bringing #caution #committed #continue