Anthony Zinni

“You can't just be a one-trick pony. You have to have a full range of capabilities.”

“You can't have a military victory if you don't have a political victory.”

“The perception is that we're an occupying force.”

“The most important thing a commander can do is to create a climate where people can tell him the truth.”

“You owe the troops the truth.”

“If you don't have a strategy, you're just a dog chasing a car.”

“I'm not a politician. I'm a soldier.”

“We need to get this right. The consequences of getting it wrong are catastrophic.”

“It's easy to kill people. It's harder to build a nation.”

“Hope is not a course of action.”

“There are two things that kill you: a bullet and a bad decision.”

“We're in a mess. And I don't see a way out of it.”

“I came to the conclusion that we are a country that does not learn from its mistakes.”

“The best weapon you have is the one between your ears.”