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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Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because its only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential. – Barack Obama

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As Ive said, there were patriots who supported this war, and patriots who opposed it. And all of us are united in appreciation for our servicemen and women, and our hopes for Iraqis future. – Barack Obama

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There is a peculiar burning odor in the room, like explosives. the kitchen fills with smoke and the hot, sweet, ashy smell of scorched cookies. The war has begun. – Alison Lurie

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We often give our enemies the means to our own destruction. – Aesop

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Everything, everything in war is barbaric… But the worst barbarity of war is that it forces men collectively to commit acts against which individually they would revolt with their whole being. – Ellen Key

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The biggest problem was the politicians knew nothing about fighting a war. – R. Lee Ermey

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Freedom from the desire for an answer is essential to the understanding of a problem. – Jiddu Krishnamurti

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You have come into a hard world. I know of only one easy place in it, and that is the grave. – Henry Ward Beecher

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