American - Soldier | November 7, 1952 -
If you look at casualties, you find countries that had much higher loss rates per capita than the US. Denmark comes to mind, the United Kingdom, they have suffered heavy losses at various points, the Germans as well.
David Petraeus
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I think no commander ever is going to come out and say, 'I'm confident that we can do this.'
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This is actually true of the overall fight against al-Qaeda and trans-national extremists, that as you put pressure on them in one location, they'll seek safe haven sanctuaries in other areas. So you do have to continue to pursue them. But they have less capability.
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The president and I sat down in the Oval Office, and he expressed very clearly that what he wants from me is my best professional military advice.
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The fact is that Iran doesn't want to see the Taliban come back any more than do most Afghan citizens.
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People often ask, why aren't you reading about what it is you're working on right now? And the truth is, you only get three pages a night before your eyelids close.
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Reconciliation is what takes place, of course, at higher levels. President Karzai has been very clear about the red lines for reconciliation, accept the constitution, lay down their weapons, cut their ties with al Qaeda and essentially become productive or at least participating members of society in that regard.
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Every civilian's death diminishes us, collectively.
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After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair.
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Items of interest will be located, identified, monitored, and remotely controlled through technologies such as radio-frequency identification, sensor networks, tiny embedded servers, and energy harvesters - all connected to the next-generation internet using abundant, low-cost, and high-power computing.
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I will not ever run for political office. I can assure you.
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I am not a politician, and I will never be, and I say that with absolute conviction.
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