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It also seems that the Afghans themselves want to avail themselves of this opportunity and all recognize that the UN is uniquely qualified to help bring them together. Lakhdar Brahimi
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'In the nineteenth century, we beat the British more than once,' Afghans often told me. 'In the twentieth century, we beat the Russians. In the twenty-first, if we have to, we'll beat the Americans!' William T. Vollmann
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The first time I visited Afghanistan in May 2000, I was 26 years old, and the country was under Taliban rule. I went there to document Afghan women and landmine victims. Lynsey Addario
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The film observes these people in the course of their daily routines, and hears the stories they tell about their past and present lives and their concerns for the future. The film is about the ways in which foreigner and Afghan warily co-exist in the city, each relying on the other, but neither sure of the other's intentions. David Edwards
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The majority of Afghans do not see the Americans as foreign occupiers who must be defeated. Instead, they are hungry for the Americans to step up and help them make their country safer, their government cleaner and their economy stronger. They are disappointed because the international community has done too little, not too much. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
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and not to forget the Muslim Afghan population who they assisted during their jihad against the Soviet occupation. Hamid Karzai
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In 2012, I received a phone call from the family of Arsala Rahmani, the Afghan senator with whom I'd become friendly. That morning, a gunman had pulled up alongside Rahmani's vehicle, idling in a crowded intersection, and shot him point blank.
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The Afghan security forces will always have the help of the U.S. American military to ensure that Afghanistan never fails. Lindsey Graham
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Once again the Afghan people have shown how determined they are to build a better future for their country. Tony Blair
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Her greatness lay in doing what everybody could do but doesn't. She was unexpected. She was untitled. . . . (She was) an improbable warrior that was leading an unlikely army of waitresses and street sweepers and shopkeepers and auto mechanics. Jennifer Granholm
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I think the 'Boxers' book was easier for me to envision as a comic, because they were on this epic journey. These teenagers basically gathered into this army and marched to the capital city where they had a showdown with the Europeans and Japanese. On the 'Saints' side, it was a lot trickier. Gene Luen Yang
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We took very seriously our responsibilities with the government. All of us have a very strong belief in the Army and how it operates and what it does for us. We took a lot of pride in supporting the soldier in whatever way we could. When we left the Arsenal, it was very difficult for us. We wanted to let them know we would support them in any way we could.
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He had his mind set for what he wanted. And he was going to get it no matter what, ... He went into the Army thinking, 'I'll give it a try.'
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[T]he army of wrongness rampant in the world might as well march over me. Truman Capote
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I grew up poor, but I didn't really know it because of amazing places like the Salvation Army where we got a lot of our Christmas presents from. Trey Songz
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Oh, lord. I was beginning to think like Neith. Soon I'd be huddled in an underground bunker eating army rations and cackling as I sewed together the pockets of all the boys who'd jilted me. Rick Riordan
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Winners are men who have dedicated their whole lives to winning. Woody Hayes
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Those Muslims in Americas army that stand with the Constitution, I support them, and I think we all have to. William G. Boykin
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Right now our main role is supporting the Red Cross and the Salvation Army.
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It's certainly not my hope I'm replacing the irreplaceable Army. I've known him forever. He's a great, great guy. Liz Smith
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We had a plan for when he got out of the Army,
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so-called National Liberation Army, which has threatened civilians and deliberately puts civilians into jeopardy. Richard Boucher
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The KLA (Kosovo Liberation Army) is responding, but it's basically trying to get out of the way, to retreat to the hills and preserve itself. The bulk of the fighting is at the instigation of the Yugoslav forces. Kenneth Bacon
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The men who wrote the Constitution feared most a strong Executive with control of a standing army. Our Constitution is set up to protect all of us from tyranny. Heather Wilson
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They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.
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Dean graduated from California two years ago and went into the Army, ... He's overseas now, and some of my other friends also have joined the military. My mother also got me interested by showing me pictures on the Internet of our soldiers and the conditions in which they are living in the Middle East. Their homes, in many cases, are in ditches and in the sand. I also learned that they really are in need of some of the basic day-to-day items most of us might take for granted, so I thought that would be the most useful thing to pursue.
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Major Clark is one of the most outstanding officers of his grade in the U.S. Army... an officer of impeccable character with a rare blend of personal qualities and professional attributes which uniquely qualify him as a soldier-scholar. Alexander Haig
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The logistics are fine. The system is working, and people are registering.
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Logistics is the ball and chain of armored warfare. Heinz Guderian
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We have our logistics in order and the patrols are going very well.
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I am going to do everything that I can to maintain my physical strength, maintain my physical conditioning. I'll even sit on my butt and throw the football, just so I can keep that motion intact. Jeff Garcia
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Main Street is almost alright. Robert Venturi
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Rock stardom and all that stuff like that was never like my main M.O., my main M.O. is musical growth, and if I become a rock star in the process, great! Kip Winger
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Our objective is to maintain the successful momentum of the team. Carlos Ghosn
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Our main role is to be supportive caregivers and parents.
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Our main priority is to get our staff working, and that is what we are seeking to do.
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Our main goal, obviously, was to get sanctioned in Nevada, E. B. White
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Our main demographic is 12 (years old) to 30 (years old), but I've had women in their 50s come to my signing wearing pieces from the collection. Nicky Hilton
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His main pitch will be that you're safer with us than with the other guys.