Anthony Zinni
Anthony Zinni
Anthony Charles Zinniis a retired United States Marine Corps general and a former Commander in Chief of the United States Central Command. In 2002, he was selected to be a special envoy for the United States to Israel and the Palestinian Authority...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth17 September 1943
CountryUnited States of America
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I think, clearly, he is trying to lure us into a possible shoot-down situation, and we are taking every measure to prevent that.
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in the strongest possible terms the vicious and evil terrorist attacks in Jerusalem.
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That decentralization was done so they insured they had control, ... I think it was done more for internal reasons and internal military problems they thought they might have than for any military preparations they had for us.
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I met Mr. Rosen once at a dinner while I was the envoy. It was a casual event and we discussed the process I was then involved in. The dinner was with four others.
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the things that keep him in power and enable him to inflict the kind of pain he does on his own people and others in the region.
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The threat conditions in Aden were better than elsewhere,
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Attacking Iraq now will cause a lot of problems,
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The danger here is, I don't see a lot of viability in the opposition groups.
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a lot of work to do, but if I didn't think he would make progress, I wouldn't have asked him to go.
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I would say we're within a week or so. We're ready now but there are a few more pieces to put in.
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I sense everyone is committed to get out of this terrible situation. I think in the next few days we can start on my mission and the implementation of the plan that we've brought.
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We are the world's leader. We fill a void. There is no one out there that even comes close to filling the leadership role that we have, and some of the moral responsibilities that we have.
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The refueling of that ship in Aden, ... ...Was my decision. I pass the buck on to nobody.
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If you put two brigades on the ground right now with U.S. forces, they would push ISIS back into Syria in a heartbeat.