Operation Iraqi Freedom: Operations and Reconstruction : Hearings Before the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, Hearing Held April 4, July 10, September 25, October 2, 8, 21, and 29, 2003U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005 - 670 Seiten |
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Seite 215 - Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die : Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.
Seite 232 - Our policy is directed not against any country or doctrine but against hunger, poverty, desperation and chaos. Its purpose should be the revival of a working economy in the world so as to permit the emergence of political and social conditions in which free institutions can exist.
Seite 578 - O'Hanlon, thank you very much for your statement. [The prepared statement of Mr.
Seite 421 - Reconstruction, sponsored by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Association of the US Army, had done a study and published a report last January.
Seite 220 - Second, we are committed to expanding international cooperation in the recovery and security of Iraq, just as we are in Afghanistan.... "Third, we are encouraging the orderly transfer of sovereignty and authority to the Iraqi people. Our coalition came to Iraq as liberators and we will depart as liberators.
Seite 452 - CPA is badly handicapped by a "business as usual" approach to the mechanics of government, such as getting permission to spend money or enter into contracts. This approach is not reasonable given the urgency of the situation in Iraq. There also appear to be unnecessary limitations in the area of contracts.
Seite 42 - No physical or mental torture, nor any other form of coercion may be inflicted on prisoners of war to secure from them information of any kind whatever. Prisoners of war who refuse to answer may not be threatened, insulted, or exposed to any unpleasant or disadvantageous treatment of any kind.
Seite 121 - ... pursue chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear capabilities, some regional allies will seek to offset such threats by pursuing strategic weapons of their own, thus perpetuating the proliferation cycle. Security cooperation is our best hedge against this possibility. Iran continues to pursue WMD. Its nuclear programs are under the continuing scrutiny of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and its chemical weapons stockpile and probable biological weapons program are of concern. In...
Seite 524 - Friction is the only concept that more or less corresponds to the factors that distinguish real war from war on paper.
Seite 524 - In the dreadful presence of suffering and danger. emotion can easily overwhelm intellectual conviction, and in this psychological fog it is ... hard to form clear and complete insights. . . It is the exceptional man [or woman] who keeps his powers of quick decision intact" under the conditions of combat.