A Professional Soldier Understands That War Means

I Can't Say Enough About The Two Marine Divisions. If I Use Words Like 'brilliant,' It Would Really Be An Under Description Of The Absolutely Superb Job That They Did In Breaching The So-called 'impenetrable Barrier.' It Was A Classic- Absolutely Classic- Military Breaching Of A Very Very Tough Minefield, Barbed Wire, Fire Trenches-type Barrier.

As Far As Saddam Hussein Being A Great Military Strategist, He Is Neither A Strategist, Nor Is He Schooled In The Operational Arts, Nor Is He A Tactician, Nor Is He A General, Nor Is He A Soldier. Other Than That, He's A Great Military Man, I Want You To Know That.

Had The United States And The United Kingdom Gone On Alone To Capture Baghdad, Under The Provisions Of The Geneva And Hague Conventions We Would Have Been Considered Occupying Powers And Therefore Would Have Been Responsible For All The Costs Of Maintaining Or Restoring Government, Education And Other Services For The People Of Iraq.

Judge Your Enemy Based Upon Capabilities, Not Intent, You Have To Look At The Enemy And Really Almost Make A Worst Case Call Every Time.

An Awful Lot Has Been Written About My Temper.