Tag: Norman Schwarzkopf
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I can’t even begin to visualize myself as a five-star general… When I think of the people who are five-star generals, I can’t even see myself standing in their shadow.
Norman Schwarzkopf
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It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.
Norman Schwarzkopf
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An awful lot has been written about my temper.
Norman Schwarzkopf
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Any soldier worth his salt should be antiwar. And still there are things worth fighting for.
Norman Schwarzkopf
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It’s nice to feel that you have a purpose.
Norman Schwarzkopf
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I saw Kuwait many times before the war. I remember it as a beautiful place, full of very nice people, and it’s a tragedy to see that somebody could set out to deliberately destroy a country the way the Iraqis have.
Norman Schwarzkopf
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Going to war without France is like going hunting without an accordion.
Norman Schwarzkopf
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If Saddam were to be replaced tomorrow he would probably be replaced with someone who’s just as bad or worse than he is.
Norman Schwarzkopf
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He is neither a strategist nor is he schooled in the operational arts, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general. Other than that he’s a great military man.
Norman Schwarzkopf
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Someone once asked, ‘What is the difference between me and Saddam Hussein?’ The answer is, ‘I have a conscience and he doesn’t.’
Norman Schwarzkopf