Quote by Barack Obama
Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have r

Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of military transformation and have revealed our lack of preparation for defensive and stability operations. This Administration has overextended our military. – Barack Obama

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Part of the reason that our politics seems so tough right now and facts and science and argument does not seem to be winning the day all the time is because were hardwired not to always think clearly when were scared. And the countrys scared. – Barack Obama

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Politics
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What I think is fair to say is that, coming out of the Republican camp, there have been efforts to suggest that perhaps Im not who I say I am when it comes to my faith – something which I find deeply offensive, and that has been going on for a pretty long time. – Barack Obama

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Faith
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Its not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who arent like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations. – Barack Obama

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Religion
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War involves in its progress such a train of unforeseen circumstances that no human wisdom can calculate the end it has but one thing certain, and that is to increase taxes. – Thomas Paine

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War

Love and war are the same thing, and stratagems and policy are as allowable in the one as in the other. – Miguel de Cervantes

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War

In April 1991, after the Gulf war, Iraq was given 15 days to provide a full and final declaration of all its WMD. – Tony Blair

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War

Throughout the 20th century, the Republican Party benefited from a non-interventionist foreign policy. Think of how Eisenhower came in to stop the Korean War. Think of how Nixon was elected to stop the mess in Vietnam. – Ron Paul

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War

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There is a trade off – as you grow older you gain wisdom but you lose spontaneity. – Kenny Rogers

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Wisdom

Depend upon yourself. Make your judgement trustworthy by trusting it. You can develop good judgement as you do the muscles of your body – by judicious, daily exercise. To be known as a man of sound judgement will be much in your favor. – Grantland Rice

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good

Ever wonder what crime you committed that you are confined to a small enclosure above your sinuses, under permanent skull arrest? – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Mind

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they dont have any. – Alice Walker

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power