Good generalship is a realization that you’ve got to try and figure out how to accomplish your mission with a minimum loss of human life.
NORMAN SCHWARZKOPFGood generalship is a realization that you’ve got to try and figure out how to accomplish your mission with a minimum loss of human life.
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Judge your enemy based upon capabilities, not intent, you have to look at the enemy and really almost make a worst case call every time.
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Well, unfortunately, I have always regretted the fact that I have a temper, but I also have, you know, have great love and respect for all of the people that have worked for me. I think like everything else, this is one of those things that has been blown out of proportion.
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It is God’s job to forgive Osama Bin Laden. It is our job to arrange a face to face meeting.
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I don’t consider myself dovish and I certainly don’t consider myself hawkish. Maybe I would describe myself as owlishthat is wise enough to understand that you want to do everything possible to avoid war.
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I’d like to think I’m a caring human being.
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Fear will keep you alive in a war. Fear will keep you alive in business. There’s nothing wrong with fear.
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If it had been our intention to take Iraq, if it had been our intention to destroy the country, if it had been our intention to overrun the country, we could have done it unopposed.
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Going to war without France is like going hunting without an accordion.
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Leadership consists of character and strategy. If you can’t have both, opt for character.
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When placed in command, take charge.
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True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow, that’s what courage is.
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It doesn’t take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.
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An awful lot has been written about my temper.
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A very great man once said you should love your enemies and that’s not a bad piece of advice. We can love them but, by God, that doesn’t mean we’re not going to fight them.
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To be an effective leader, you have to have a manipulative streak – you have to figure out the people working for you and give each tasks that will take advantage of his strength.
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