Ricardo Sanchez Quotations

What we're seeing is that unmistakably the number of engagements per day are increasing,

What we're seeing here is clearly a continued attempt and a more concentrated effort by the enemy to try to get all the Iraqis that are cooperating with the coalition to break away and not provide us that support that is so crucial to getting to economic progress and the transition to sovereignty,

We're fighting a low-intensity conflict that is multifaceted,

We are taking the fight into the safe havens of the enemy in the heartland of the country, where we continue to face former regime loyalists, criminals and foreign terrorists,

Sir, when I saw the pictures I was absolutely sickened by them. I thought I was going to throw up.

I am fully committed to thorough and impartial investigations that examine the role, commissions and omissions of the entire chain of command, and that includes me.

But this is exactly where we want to fight them. ...This will prevent the American people from having to go through their attacks back in the United States.

If it's actionable intelligence and we believe that there may be substance to that tip, we go ahead and conduct operations against, and that's just one of those cases,

He was a tired man, ... Also, I think, a man resigned to his fate.

to free other people and to let them enjoy the freedoms that we have become accustomed to since the founding of our nation.

I think the enemy has shown he has adapted, he's shown he's willing to use just about any means to attack the Iraqi people,

I think clearly the number of wounded, also the number of engagements over the past three weeks, have been a little bit higher than we've seen before,

We are moving towards a precision approach in the conduct of our operations that begins to take into consideration the Iraqi culture and sensitivities and we want to be precise in our application of combat power,

We will find him at some point. Wherever the intelligence takes us,

We will not let a small group of criminals and thugs control the destiny of this country,

At this point in time, there's no reported exchange of fire,

Emotional Love: Playing on the love a detainee has for an individual or group.

sophistication, especially in the improvised explosive devices that they are using, and we're working to learn from that and to be able to counter them.

you (veterans) are the great American heroes. Your patriotism and your willingness to sacrifice are deeply appreciated by our country and your sacrifice will never be forgotten.

It's a tremendous natural tragedy that has occurred and America has mobilized itself to help our own citizens. It's going to require some concentrated effort over a period of time, but I think it's going much better today,

It's my understanding that people who have disabilities are going to be given high priority in terms of evacuation,

Incentive/Removal of Incentive: Providing a reward or removing a privilege, above and beyond those that are required by the Geneva Convention.

The honor and value systems of our armed forces are solid and the bedrock of what makes us the best in the world, ... There has been no catastrophic failure, and America's armed forces will never compromise their honor.

America received a call to arms Sept. 11 when terrorists hit the heart of America,

My assessment is that we have a crisis in national political leadership. When will America recognize the danger we face? When will the corrosive partisanship of American politics end and allow for a bipartisan solution to arguably the most dangerous threat our nation has faced in over 60 years?

In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, I watched helplessly as the Bush administration led America into a strategic blunder of historic proportions. It became painfully obvious that the executive branch of our government did not trust its military. It relied instead on a neoconservative ideology developed by men and women with little, if any, military experience. Some senior military leaders did not challenge civilian decision makers at the appropriate times, and the courageous few who did take a stand were subsequently forced out of the service.

The Devil knows your name but calls you by your sin. God knows your sin but calls you by your name.