Troops Quotes - Page 5

I ask you to remember that the Japanese troops are a strictly disciplined force and perform their duties with as little harmfulness as possible.

I don't 'support the troops' or any of those other hollow and hypocritical platitudes uttered by Republicans and frightened Democrats. Here's what I do support: I support them coming home. I support them being treated well.

The all-volunteer army works. It works particularly when we pay our troops well.

[When I ordered 30,000 more troops into Afghanistan] that was the first time in which I looked out at a crowd of West Point graduates and knew that some of those might not come back because of that decision.

In Desert Storm, we had too many troops; in Afghanistan probably not enough for the major commitment we have made.

It is not helpful to have those kind of comments come out when we've got troops in combat.

Commanders and senior officers should die with troops. The honour of the British Empire and the British Army is at stake.

I was not in favor of U.S. troops in Lebanon. And I voted against it.

Good commanders look after their troops, and good troops look after their commanders.

I have one criticism about the Negro troops who fought under my command in the Korean War. They didn't send me enough of them.

From Day One, I've told [my troops] that killing is not wrong if it's for a purpose, if it's to keep your nation free or protect your buddy, one of the most noble things you can do is kill the enemy.

Women are part of peace keeping troops in countries like Liberia.

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.

You can support the troops but not the president.

American Green Berets have been on the ground reaching out to some of the factions there. But don't confuse them with combat troops. So we're only talking about airstrikes now. If there are any troops that go in there it will likely be the Italians.

Absolutely without firing a shot and instead of 175,000 American troops deployed overseas we now have 15,000.

We would take the same position as the majority of the world about this, including this issue where Prime Minister [Ariel] Sharon made a commitment to pull Israeli troops out of Gaza.

Soviet rocket troops possess enough equipment to be able, if need be, to sweep any aggressor from the face of the earth at whatever point of the globe he may be and whatever military power, territory, or economy he may possess.

My wife and I look for ways to always support the troops, including sending care packages regularly to them.

Wars tend to be very public things, they are visible. There are correspondents traveling with the troops and you get daily dispatches.

We don't need any troops abroad-they don't help our defense.

If you go back into military history, the person who's leading the troops ought to be in with the troops and not just standing on the backline sending them into battle.

Our troops are the best in the world. I have absolute confidence in the ability of the troops who are here, or additional troops, to do their part.

And the last thing that I want to see us do is ask more and more of our troops [in Afghanistan ] without guaranteeing that we're providing more and more of what's necessary to make the mission successful.

O, merry is the Optimist, With the troops of courage leaguing. But a dour trend In any friend Is somehow less fatiguing.