Quote #22

It recalls to mind the statement by Winston Churchill, something to the effect that: I have benefited greatly from criticism, and at no time have I suffered a lack thereof. [23]

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  1. What we are seeing is not the war in Iraq. What we're seeing is slices of the war in Iraq.[20][21][22]
  2. It is pretty clear that the coalition can win in Afghanistan and Iraq in one way or another, but it will be a long, hard slog. [24]
  3. We do have a saying in America: if you're in a hole, stop digging ..... erm, I'm not sure I should have said that.[17][18][19]
  4. Those who follow orders to commit such crimes will be found and they will be punished. War crimes will be prosecuted. And it will be no exc…
  5. I shouldn't get into ... this is diplomacy, and I don't do diplomacy.[14][15][16]
  6. Oh, Lord. I didn't mean to say anything quotable.
  7. As you know, you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time.
  8. Let's hear it for the essential daily briefing, however hollow and empty it might be. We'll do it.

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