925 ordspråk av Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Rumsfeld
We are capable of fighting two major regional conflicts,
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We are confident that our friends here will make decisions that are appropriate to them and that is what we want them to do,
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We are engaged in a test of wills. And to the extent that the American people are subjected to a constant series of negative things or disappointing things or problems as opposed to a balanced impression of what's taking place in that country, it has to be discouraging to anyone reading what is read or said.
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We are gathered here to remember, to console and to pray, ... We remember them as heroes, and we are right to do so.
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We are identifying and preparing to deploy forces to replace those individuals, ... Recently I approved deployment of approximately 10,000 replacement personnel. Other units are now being identified and will be approved in the coming days.
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We are in Iraq for as long as it takes to solve the problems in Iraq,
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We are not going to find them in my view -- just as I never believed the inspectors would -- by running around seeing if they can open a door and surprise somebody and find something,
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We are probably going to be able to draw down about 2 000 or 3 000 US troops.
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We are seeing history unfold, events that will shape the course of a country, the fate of a people and potentially the future of the region.
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We are sending very clear messages to people around [Saddam] that they would be well-advised not to use those weapons, ... In the event, they do, they would wish they hadn't.
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We are still in the early stages of evaluating intelligence data that is available, and we will continue to do that throughout the day,
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We believe the humanitarian aid flights were successful, and they will continue today,
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We believe we are now able to carry out strikes around the clock, as we wish.
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We believe we have made progress in eliminating defense sites around the country... [but] we cannot state with certainty that we destroyed the dozens of command and control and leadership facilities we selected.
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We can and will do both. It is important to remember that there are more than 300,000 National Guard, soldiers and airmen who are not deployed overseas. And they are available for relief and security efforts in the United States should they be necessary.
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