Norman Schwarzkopf
Norman Schwarzkopf
H. Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.was a United States Army general. While serving as Commander-in-Chief, United States Central Command, he led all coalition forces in the Persian Gulf War...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWar Hero
Date of Birth22 August 1934
CityTrenton, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
circumstances chaotic
I prided myself on being unflappable even in the most chaotic of circumstances.
tomorrow ifs saddam
If Saddam were to be replaced tomorrow he would probably be replaced with someone who's just as bad or worse than he is.
taken iraq cost
Had we taken all of Iraq, we would have been like a dinosaur in the tar pit - we would still be there, and we, not the United Nations, would be bearing the costs of that occupation.
military winning mad
Choose to win Get mad, then get over it.
giving people leader
To be an effective leader, you have to have a manipulative streak - you have to figure out the people working for you and give each tasks that will take advantage of his strength.
hero
I like to say I'm not a hero.
wall war cutting
More than 200 ships from 13 nations conducted over 10,000 flawless intercepts, which formed a steel wall around the waters leading to Iraq. And these operations continue today. Thanks to these superb efferts not one cargo hold, not one crate, not even one pallet of seaborne contraband even touched Saddam Hussein's shores. The result: Iraq lost 90% of its imports, 100% of its exports, and had its gross national product cut in half.
leadership want saws
I have seen competent leaders who stood in front of a platoon and all they saw was a platoon. But great leaders stand in front of a platoon and see it as 44 individuals, each of whom has aspirations, each of who wants to live, each of whom wants to do good.
america best offer truly
truly the best thing America has to offer the world.
accomplish figure good human life minimum mission
Good generalship is the realisation that you've got to figure out how to accomplish your mission with the minimum loss of human life.
anybody business commenting generals ought thinks
Generals aren't in the business of commenting on the correctness or incorrectness of the President's decisions. Anybody who thinks he should be able to do that ought to be fired on the spot.
attacks avoid guys lives people throwing
I am not one of these guys who is just going to waste American lives by throwing people needlessly in frontal attacks up against the enemy if I can avoid doing that.
profanity sides trying war
War's a profanity because, let's face it, you've got two opposing sides trying to settle their differences by killing as many of each other as they can.
defensive deployed depth far indication offensive
Tanks being deployed far forward is an indication of offensive action; tanks in depth is an indication of defensive action.