Ricardo Sanchez: Quotes about war

Ricardo Sanchez is United States Army Lieutenant General. Explore interesting quotes on war.
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“The death knell of your ethics has been enabled by your parent organizations who have chosen to align themselves with political agendas. What is clear to me is that you are perpetuating the corrosive partisan politics that is destroying our country and killing our servicemen who are at war.”

Ricardo Sanchez

Reporters and editors luncheon address (2007)

“Who will demand accountability for the failure of our national political leadership involved in the management of this war? They have unquestionably been derelict in the performance of their duty. In my profession, these types of leaders would immediately be relieved or court martialed.”

Ricardo Sanchez

Reporters and editors luncheon address (2007)

“Praise be to the Lord, my rock, who trains my fingers for battle and my hands for war.”

Ricardo Sanchez

Reporters and editors luncheon address (2007)

“The best we can do with this flawed approach [the Iraq War surge] is to stave off defeat.”

Ricardo Sanchez

Reporters and editors luncheon address (2007)

“I have firmly believed since Desert Shield that it is necessary for the strength of our democracy that the military and the press corps maintain a strong, mutually-respectful and enabling relationship. This continues to be problematic for our country, especially during times of war.”

Ricardo Sanchez

Reporters and editors luncheon address (2007)

“Since 2003, the politics of war have been characterized by partisanship as the Republican and Democratic parties struggled for power in Washington. National efforts to date have been corrupted by partisan politics that have prevented us from devising effective, executable, supportable solutions. At times, these partisan struggles have led to political decisions that endangered the lives of our sons and daughters on the battlefield. The unmistakable message was that political power had a greater priority than our national security objectives. Overcoming this strategic failure is the first step toward achieving victory in Iraq — without bipartisan cooperation we are doomed to fail. There is nothing going on in Washington that would give us hope.”

Ricardo Sanchez

Reporters and editors luncheon address (2007)