"Gen. Tommy Franks told me the war was being compromised as specialized personnel and equipment were being shifted from Afghanistan to prepare for the war in Iraq - a war more than a year away."

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Source : "Cheney’s Trouble with the Truth" by Robert Scheer, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 23, 2005.

#War Quotes #Years Quotes #Iraq Quotes

“I think there's a tremendous split between people who've been through a war and people who haven't.”
“I said to him, "State your business, mortal!" There was no need for me to call him "mortal" or to speak like a sixteenth-century knight. It just sounded cool.”

Source : Alan Goldsher (2010). “Paul Is Undead”, p.155, Simon and Schuster
“Learning how to be a good reader is what makes you a writer.”
“Perhaps all romance is like that; not a contract between equal parties but an explosion of dreams and desires that can find no outlet in everyday life. Only a drama will do and while the fireworks last the sky is a different colour.”
“I am happiest when I am with my wife, Susi, and our two boys exploring and loving something for the first time.”
“Look at the footprints you've made.”
“Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes.”
“Extremists and populist movements are exploiting people's fear of those who are not like us. We can see the consequences in the form of terrorism and racially motivated violence.”

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