Tommy Franks
Tommy Franks
Tommy Ray Franksis a retired general in the United States Army. His last Army post was as the Commander of the U.S. Central Command, overseeing U.S. military operations in a 25-country region, including the Middle East. Franks succeeded General Anthony Zinni to this position on July 6, 2000 and served until his retirement on 7 July 2003...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWar Hero
Date of Birth17 June 1945
CountryUnited States of America
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We'll see how it goes over the days ahead as that camp is fully exploited. It is literally huge,
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We're going to continue to engage Afghan authorities on this matter in order to help seek accountability for any violations that may have occurred.
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He has served our country with great distinction,
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I don't know Senator Kerry's plan for victory,
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have attacked and destroyed a massive terrorist facility in the last 48 hours in northern Iraq, and ground forces, as we speak, are exploiting the results of that strike.
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If terrorists succeeded in using a weapon of mass destruction against the U.S. or one of our allies, it would likely have catastrophic consequences for our cherished republican form of government.
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I anticipate we'll be involved in Iraq in the future. Whether that means two years or four years, I don't know.
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The prize we seek is another 200 plus years of freedom in this country.
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We're taking part in a global war on terrorism,
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We will find the facts we need to find, and we'll use the lessons that we learn from Cole to provide the best possible force protection for our troops in one of the most dangerous regions of the world,
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readiness level of their combat levels above 90 percent mission capable.
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Did this go as we intended it to?
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Enemy forces in this area are dug in. They're in caves. They're also in natural fighting positions,
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Feedback from the special forces conducting the raid,