Ricardo Sanchez
Ricardo Sanchez
Ricardo Sánchezis a former United States Army lieutenant general who stood as a candidate for the Democratic Party nomination for the U.S. Senate election in 2012 for the seat of retiring Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison...
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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.
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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.
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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,
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He was a tired man, ... Also, I think, a man resigned to his fate.
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Emotional Love: Playing on the love a detainee has for an individual or group.
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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.
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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.
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At this point in time, there's no reported exchange of fire,
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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,
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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.
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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,
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It's my understanding that people who have disabilities are going to be given high priority in terms of evacuation,
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We will not let a small group of criminals and thugs control the destiny of this country,
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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,