Saddam Hussein Quotes

… you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time.

The certain way to victory...lies in making everything on Imperial soil contribute to the war effort...combining the total material and spiritual strength of the nation...

Victory or defeat in interstate war depends on numerous factors, but what is ultimately decisive is the relative amount of economic resources at a government's disposal.

It can’t be any other than madness to commence hostilities before we have established resources on a sure plan for certain and effectual military supplies. Men in that case will not be wanting.

The paradox of having wars with big objectives, at least in declaratory terms, but only being ready to use limited means and limited levels of mobilization to fight them, puts you in a pretty confused place.

War should be the only study of a prince. He should consider peace only as a breathing-time, which gives him leisure to contrive, and furnishes as ability to execute, military plans.

The M-1 is the best tank in the world, if you can get it to the war in time, if you have a Saddam Hussein who'll give you seven months to move your forces in.

In time of war steamships and improved arms are the most important things.

As soon as war is declared it will be impossible to hold the poets back. Rhyme is still the most effective drum.

If this war is not fought with the greatest brutality against the bands both in the East and in the Balkans then in the foreseeable future the strength at our disposal will not be sufficient to be able to master this plague.

It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.

The year 1915 was one of meager results, the advantages remaining on the side of the Central Powers, with this understanding, however: The Allies were growing stronger because Great Britain was making rapid progress in marshaling her resources for war.

So we have a group within the office that is devoted to support for the war fighter. That's, of necessity, an operational and tactical level of concern.

You could tell that America was gearing up for war.

We also very importantly recommend continued growth in the Army and the Marine Corps end strength.

Whether or not you could actually increase the size of the force is something that will have to be determined.

The Korean War has also show quite clearly that in a major conflict manpower is as important as horsepower.

The first and most imperative necessity in war is money, for money means everything else - men, guns, ammunition.

There's no excuse for skimping on national defense when the country is at war.

Only the man who disciplines himself strictly can stand for long the terrific pace of modern war.

A nation's ability to fight a modern war is as good as its technological ability.

For Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, 267,300 reserve component service men and women were called to service.

I want you all to understand that we are at war and we will stay as war until this is done. Nothing else matters. Everything is available for the pursuit of this war. Any barriers in your way, they’re gone. Any money you need, you have it. This is our only agenda.

We were fighting a war. We did not have time for duplicate vouchers and double-entry bookkeeping. It is a hell-fired shame for everybody [on this Congressional committee] to be trying to pick flyspecks on the greatest army the world ever knew. We did more organization despite our unpreparedness than the French and the British. What do you suppose we went to war for? We went to France to win the war [World War I] and we did it.

Wars are most often won by those who have made the greatest effort to prevent them.