A Quote by Tommy Franks

We have learned the need to be flexible or to have flexible forces, agile forces, who can move quickly, secure themselves when they arrive in a location, assess the needs of a given mission, and move to that mission.

Tommy Franks

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Agile Arrive Assess Flexible Forces Given Learned Location Mission Move Need Needs Quickly Secure Themselves

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Tommy Franks
American - Military man
Born: June 17, 1945

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Building a house is like producing a movie. There's no right way to do it but a lot of wrong ways. You have to be flexible and creative. You have to move fast, be prepared - or it quickly becomes costly.

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