Troops Quotes - page 4

Abroad, our most important policy is to support our troops and continue forward-thinking foreign policy in the war on terror - keeping our enemies on the run and hitting them before they hit us. (Christopher Bond)
Our military should spare no expense to ensure the safety of our troops, particularly as they confront a hostile insurgency and roadside bombs throughout Iraq. View quote
Christopher Dodd
Prices are always lower when the troops are in the street. View quote
David Bonderman
The only plan the Administration seems to have for winning the war is that there is no plan and no schedule for our troops to come home and get out of harm's way. View quote
Eliot Engel
This is the year of Katrina and Iraq. How the war ends is more important than how it began. However you feel about the war, you have to be compassionate and loving towards our troops. View quote
Geraldo Rivera
In early 1961 a new president, John F. Kennedy, was told by military leaders and civilian officials that the Kingdom of Laos - of no conceivable strategic importance to the U.S. - required the presence of American troops and perhaps even tactical nuclear weapons. Why? Because if Laos fell, Asia would go red from Thailand to Indonesia. View quote
Jeff Greenfield
Nobody's more mindful of the sacrifices of our troops than those of us that command them. View quote
John Abizaid
American troops have not only occupied Ulster but are arriving in increasing numbers in England. View quote
John Amery
I am a Korean War veteran. I support our troops as much as anyone in this body, but I do so by advocating redeployment out of Iraq as soon as it can be safely done. View quote
John Conyers
Feed the troops on victory. View quote
John Monash
Three big assumptions proved wrong: one, that the Iraqi people would welcome us as liberators; two, that oil would soon pay for Iraqi's rebuilding; and, three, that we have plenty of troops, weapons, and equipment for the postwar situation. (John Spratt)
No one ever said that fighting the war against terrorism and defending our homeland would be easy. So let's support our troops, law enforcement workers, and our mission to keep our nation and our children safe in the days and years to come. View quote
Judy Biggert
In Rwanda that genocide happened because the international community and the Security Council refused to give, again, another 5000 troops which would have cost, I don't know, maybe fifty, a hundred, million dollars. View quote
Lakhdar Brahimi
Once brave politicians and others explain the war on drugs' true cost, the American people will scream for a cease-fire. Bring the troops home, people will urge. Treat drugs as a health problem, not as a matter for the criminal justice system. View quote
Larry Elder
The United States armed forces and coalition troops deserve recognition and support for their work to remove Saddam Hussein from power, and ensure the safety and security of the American people, civilians abroad, and the people of Iraq. View quote
Mark Kennedy
We take our international responsibilities very seriously and will not withdraw our troops from Iraq... Otherwise, the victims of terror in Madrid will have died in vain. View quote
Marek Belka
Forty-five percent of Iraqi citizens think it is morally okay to attack American troops. View quote
Marty Meehan
For three years now, our brave men and women in uniform have done everything their country has asked of them, yet President Bush still does not have a plan to win the peace in Iraq and bring our troops home. View quote
Marty Meehan
I've been giving free money seminars for the troops at Walter Reed Hospital and one of the Iraqi War Vets realized that the military wouldn't pay for the dental work he needed. View quote
Matthew Lesko
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. View quote
Mike Fitzpatrick
Most of all, our troops from Alabama said they appreciate the care packages from folks back home. (Mike Rogers)
No matter how many troops we have in place or how long they stay, we cannot impose a parliamentary democracy there any more than the insurgents can impose a theocracy. View quote
Nick Clooney
Conventional wisdom holds that setting a timetable for getting American troops out of Iraq would be a mistake. View quote
Nick Clooney
Wars tend to be very public things, they are visible. There are correspondents traveling with the troops and you get daily dispatches. View quote
Ron Suskind
1 month ago the American people stopped to remember the third anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. We thought first and foremost of the selflessness, patriotism and heroism by our troops, our National Guard and Reserves. View quote
Rosa DeLauro