Top 981 Troops Quotes & Sayings - Page 5
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Last updated on December 5, 2024.
But if you're going to go out on a military unit, you've got to allow yourself to be under the control of the commander because you really could put the troops in danger.
The Cold War practice of garrisoning large numbers of troops with their families on massive bases in places like Germany is now, in part, obsolete.
So one important lesson of Vietnam is, the first casualty of an unwise and unjust war are the American troops called on to fight it. Their service should be honored.
I thought it was unfair to ask school kids to integrate first. The parents should lead the way, not send out the children as advance troops.
I am shocked at the attitude of our American troops. They have no respect for death, the courage of an enemy soldier, or many of the ordinary decencies of life.
The People's Liberation Army should play the role of shock troops, overcoming fatigue and sharpening vigilance to make new contributions.
The administration does not agree with those who suggest we should deploy hundreds of thousands of American troops to engage militarily in a ground war in Iraq.
Every time I've partnered with WWE, we've managed to pull off something extraordinary, but to be a part of the Tribute to the Troops special is definitely the highlight.
I believe sincerely that we should bring in U.N. peacekeepers and bring our troops home.
The all-volunteer army works. It works particularly when we pay our troops well.
There's a difference between loyal opposition that has a different view, and those who are advocating a defeatist approach that sends the wrong message to our troops and the enemy.
Good generals select intelligent officers, thoughtful advisors, and brave subordinates. They oversee their troops like a fierce tiger with wings.
The image of Russian troops pouring into Ukraine and encircling military units in Crimea has been a wake-up call that will reverberate for a generation.
Whatever party you're in in America, our troops deserve the full support of our government.
Politicians use religion, and they get their troops riled up with religion.
I know that a lot of our troops like country music. I would love to do anything I could to just help them out.
Far from being aberrant and un-British, criticising a war in which our troops are actively engaged is a long-established parliamentary and political tradition.
I don't believe that being against the war can be equated with being non-supportive of our troops.
Yeah, I volunteered to support the troops, and get out there and show them that we care about them.
I have a very deep concern about President Obama putting in another 21,000 troops into Afghanistan with the promise of more to come.
Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their own populations.
It is time we had a defense budget that lives within its means, accounts for what is truly required in Iraq and provides the best possible support for all our troops.
If we don't stop extending our troops all around the world in nation-building missions, we're going to have a serious problem coming down the road.
I don't agree that you need an enormous number of American troops. Saddam's army is down to one-third than it was before, and I think it would be a cakewalk.
I recognize that most Americans are tired of U.S. troops fighting in Afghanistan after more than 18 years of war. I am, too.
I watched Ken Burns' Civil War series on PBS. My favorite segment is when Bob Hope entertains the troops at Gettysburg.
The rise of ISIS is a result of - Obama and Clinton making a decision to pull our troops out without preparing Iraq is a colossal mistake.
If a person is a U.S. citizen, and he is on the battlefield in Afghanistan or Iraq trying to attack our troops, he will face the full brunt of the U.S. military response.
We are particularly interested in the mental health programs and policies that support our troops and their families before, during, and after deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan.
There are always times where the place of a commander isn't back with his Major State, but onward with his troops.
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.
Under a decades-old agreement, Palestinian refugee camps are supposed to administer and police themselves. Lebanese troops are technically not allowed to enter them.
A strategy would be how do we mobilize support for the remnants of the Syrian Free Army, and it might require combat troops to inspire an international effort.
Having too many layers of approval in a dynamic battlefield environment delays our ability to fight and win, especially when troops are engaged in combat.
France is invaded; I am leaving to take command of my troops, and, with God's help and their valor, I hope soon to drive the enemy beyond the frontier.
It's fair to say average Americans think that the average Afghan doesn't want American troops in their country.
My father was an officer in the Army, and my grandfather served in World War II, and I am so proud of their service. I'll always do whatever I can to support our troops.
In all these cases, part of the reasons for failure perhaps was not analyzing and assessing the true nature of the crisis, the resources that would be required, and exaggerated expectation of what the U.N. troops can do.
I support the troops with every fiber of my being. I don't support them having their lives wasted.
I have repeatedly said, when asked, that if the stories about me helped inspired our troops and rally a nation, then perhaps there was some good.
A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.
We can support our troops without supporting our president.
Like Vietnam, Afghanistan was never about troop levels; it is about how troops are utilized.
I left home at 14 and I have friends who joined the navy and the army performing troops at 9. I know people [like that]. It's a very straightforward character.
Make sure that the beer - four pints a week - goes to the troops under fire before any of the parties in the rear get a drop.
It was helpful to have the American troops there in great strength. They knew there'd be consequences if they didn't move back. Now, there has been some removal of the foreign forces.
I don't believe that any prime minister would send our troops into conflict without the assurance from the military that they had the equipment necessary for the operation.
It's really important for our troops to understand our country supports them.
Once the people of Iraq know when the U.S. troops will leave, their confidence in the U.S. will increase.
In the Armed Services Committee, we endeavored to put forth proposals that would help alleviate some of that stress, both for the troops and for their families.
We know we want to support our troops. We want to make sure that they have all the equipment they need.
I would happily storm hell in the company of these troops ... how strongly they have demonstrated to the world that free men and women can fight like the dickens.
We know over very national survival is at stake; and we believe that we should support our troops, yes, and work for an outcome that results in victory.
In Louisiana, President Bush met with over 15,000 National Guard troops. Here's the weird part, nobody remembers seeing him there.
When a general complains of the morale of his troops, the time has come to look at his own.
Nothing is easy in war. Mistakes are always paid for in casualties and troops are quick to sense any blunder made by their commanders.
Troops fighting for their lives should not have to ask a lawyer sitting in air conditioning 500 miles away for permission to drop a bomb.
I think to see American troops in an American city is, you know, the sum of all of our fears.
Tonight, I concurred with President Bush when he stated that the decisions on future involvement of U.S. troops in Iraq should be left to the Pentagon and not politicians in Washington.
We show our support and love the troops, whatever our opinion.