4 Hillary Clinton Quotes on Military

Hillary Clinton quotes on military

29. :as we do bring our troops home, we cannot lose sight of our very real strategic national interests in this region: I will order specialized units to engage in narrow and targeted operations against al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations in the region. They will also provide security for U.S. troops and personnel and train and equip Iraqi security services to keep order and promote stability in the country, but only to the extent we believe such training is actually working. I would also consider, as I have said before, leaving some forces in the Kurdish area to protect the fragile but real democracy and relative peace and security that has developed there.

31. :freedom is never granted. It is earned by each generation: in the face of tyranny, cruelty, oppression, extremism, sometimes there is only one choice. When the world looks to America, America looks to you, and you never let her down: I have never lost faith in America's essential goodness and greatness: I have 35 years of experience, fighting for real change: the American people and our American military cannot want freedom and stability for the Iraqis more than they want it for themselves: we should have stayed focused on wiping out the Taliban and finding, killing, capturing bin Laden and his chief lieutenants: I also made a full commitment to martial American power, resources and values in the global fight against these terrorists. That begins with ensuring that America does have the world's strongest and smartest military force. We've begun to change tactics in Iraq, and in some areas, particularly in Al Anbar province, it's working: We can't be fighting the last war. We have to be preparing to fight the new war: We've got to be prepared to maintain the best fighting force in the world. I propose increasing the size of our Army by 80,000 soldiers, balancing the legacy systems with newer programs to help us keep our technological edge: I'm fighting for a Cold War medal for everyone who served our country during the Cold War, because you were on the front lines of battling communism. Well, now we're on the front lines of battling terrorism, extremism, and we have to win. Our commitment to freedom, to tolerance, to economic opportunity has inspired people around the world: American values are not just about America, but they speak to the human dignity, the God-given spark that resides in each and every person across the world: We are a good and great nation.

46. We landed one of those corkscrew landings and ran out because they said there might be sniper fire. I don't remember anyone offering me tea on the tarmac when that was happening.

48. I remember landing under sniper fire. There was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony at the airport but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base.... There was no greeting ceremony and we were basically told to run to our cars. That is what happened.