Janis Karpinski Quotes

Seen through the eyes of a U.S. soldier, Afghanistan is a scary place.

There are some who feel that the conditions are such that they can attack us there. My answer is: Bring ‘em on. We’ve got the force necessary to deal with the security situation.

No border that touches Israel is always secure.

Iraq is in a civil war. There is no road in that country that is safe.

On the steps is a machine-gun ready for action. The square is empty; only the streets that lead into it are jammed with people. It would be madness to go farther - the machine-gun is covering the square.

The sad reality of war is that if you are going to be in day-to-day combat, there are going to be casualties.

Yemen is one of the most dangerous spots in the world.

Counter-insurgency, as you know, is a roller-coaster affair.

The work in Iraq is difficult and it is dangerous. Like most Americans, I see the images of violence and bloodshed. Every picture is horrifying, and the suffering is real.

There are 160,000 of our men and women in Iraq that wonder whether there is going to be a hand grenade or a missile lobbed into where they are sleeping at night. Those are people who make a real sacrifice.

I want to go where the guns are!

The last time I saw you Gooks was when you were shooting at me.

So long as war exists on earth there will be some danger that even the Nation which most ardently desires peace may be drawn into war.

If the Jewish people want to have an independent state, they must always have the sword in one hand.

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Now, a river of blood will divide France from its enemies.

Will we forever live by our sword? We definitely will live with our sword. I don't think our children or grandchildren won't be soldiers. We must make efforts to try and not live only by our sword, but we will always be with a sword.

The real threat comes from terrorism.

My time in war zones have been fleeting and infrequent. I've been to Iraq. I've been to Afghanistan. I've been to other places where I've collected hazardous duty pay.

Iraq is fighting a war against terrorism. We are trying our best to fight them. We are trying our best to fight outlaws in our country.

Terrorism is not a small problem.

Terrorists are everywhere and, emphatically, not only in Iraq.

The goal in Afghanistan is to find the terrorists and take them out.

Well, first of all, I have to say that Iraq has already used weapons of mass destruction against her own people and against Iranians during their long war, so we know that weapons of mass destruction are existent with the Iraqis.

Israel will never get true security and safety through oppressing another people. A true peace can ultimately be built only on justice. We condemn the violence of suicide bombers, and we condemn the corruption of young minds taught hatred; but we also condemn the violence of military incursions in the occupied lands, and the inhumanity that won't let ambulances reach the injured.