Tommy Franks Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I remember when I was a private soldier. I remember the days when I was taken care of and when I was not taken care of.”

“I, for one, begin with intent. There is no question that, Saddam Hussein had intent to do harm to the Western alliance and to the United States of America.”

“No plan survives contact with the enemy.”

“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.”

“I think any time we lose people, it's a hard moment.”

“I'm a pretty serious Independent.”

“I had a hope that the Iraqis would embrace a new government, would establish a new Iraq very quickly, and, but I never had that as an expectation.”

“I'm not a fan of what we call 'friendly fire' or 'blue on blue.' We don't want to have that.”