I may have made my reputation as a general in the Army and I'm very proud of that. But I've always felt that I was more than one-dimensional.
Norman SchwarzkopfIn a recent interview, General Norman Schwartzkof was asked if he thought there was room for forgiveness toward the people who have harboured and abetted the terrorists who perpetrated the 9/11 attacks on America. His answer..."I believe that forgiving them is God's function. Our job is simply to arrange the meeting.
Norman SchwarzkopfLeadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy.
Norman SchwarzkopfJudge your enemy based upon capabilities, not intent, you have to look at the enemy and really almost make a worst case call every time.
Norman SchwarzkopfMore than 200 ships from 13 nations conducted over 10,000 flawless intercepts, which formed a steel wall around the waters leading to Iraq. And these operations continue today. Thanks to these superb efferts not one cargo hold, not one crate, not even one pallet of seaborne contraband even touched Saddam Hussein's shores. The result: Iraq lost 90% of its imports, 100% of its exports, and had its gross national product cut in half.
Norman Schwarzkopf