Best Wartime Quotes (so far)

Self ^ | 11/16/01 | Self

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

From General Anthony Zinni USMC Ret. former CG of Central Command:

Retired General Anthony Zinni was the commander of U.S. forces in the region at the time. He remembers differently. He told National Review that the 1998 cruise missile raid was a "million-to-one shot. ... There was a possibility [bin Laden] could have been there. My intelligence people did not put a lot of faith in that. ... As I was given this mission to do, I did not see that anyone had any degree of assurance or reliability that that was going to happen."

[UB355]

They have attacked America because we are freedom's home and defender, and the commitment of our fathers is now the calling of our time.

President Bush at the National Cathedral Prayer Service

[michigander]

"It's like feeding an alligator so he eats you last" (Rummy)

This was (pretty much) stolen from Reagan.
But, I guess if you're going to do that, you may as well do it from the BEST.

"If some among you fear taking a stand because you are afraid of reprisals from customers, clients, or even government, recognize that you are just feeding the crocodile hoping he'll eat you last."

[Pharmboy]

Tom Petty: "And I won't back down."

[The Vast Right Wing]

'Clinton Sucks!!'

Attributed to The Vast Right Wing on 11/16/01 (4:21 p.m. PST).

[opinionator]

"Help!"

Insignificant security guard being run over by Hillary's motorcade.

[gortklattu]

When asked to be specific about the troops that the US had on the ground in Afghanistan, Rumsfeld replied "Sure. They're GROUND troops"

[The Vast Right Wing]

It comes from a crappy translation of a 1980's japanese video game.

[Steven W.]

"All your bases are belong to us" came from a Japanese ad campaign that featured some mistranslated lingo. It means nothing except that its usage sounds like it means something and drives people crazy!

[The Vast Right Wing]

All your ad campaigns belong to us.

[gortklattu]

Another One by Rumsfield:

A reporter was asking Rumsfield if he was directing the list of targets, in other words, is he telling them when and where to bomb.

Rumsfield's reply: "They have been told TO bomb"

All the press laughed. It was great.

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

Reagan probably appropriated it from Winston Churchill.

Appeasement

An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.

Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965), British statesman, writer. Quoted in: The Reader's Digest (Pleasantville, N.Y., Dec. 1954).

The Columbia Dictionary of Quotations is licensed from Columbia University Press. Copyright © 1993, 1995 by Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

[kayak]

"I am astounded that you asked that question."

Another from Rumsfeld ..... not sure that's verbatim but it's close.

Not sure to whom it was said ...... but that doesn't matter ..... someone in the media.

I think it was said in response to the question about why the media couldn't go along with the Special Ops guys ..... but that doesn't matter either ..... all the questions the media asks rate that answer.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

LET'S ROLL!

[Steven W.]

Rummy, after a week of responding to the McCainiacs, liberals and press fools who thought we were losing the war while the Taliban was having 15000 lb bombs being dropped on their front line troops: "And there we were, less than a month and a few days since we launched the military campaign in Afghanistan; the fire in New York was not yet out. Smoke was still rising from the rubble, and the press already was asking why the war wasn't over yet."

[jackbill]

I think that the Bush tax cut quote was by Hillary, not Chelsea. I like 'em all, though!

Actually, it was by both of the degenerate Bitches.

[Steven W.]

To clarify, that question was actually asked of General Franks (about whether he was directing the list of targets, in other words, is he telling them when and where to bomb), specifically referring to potential targets on the Highway of Death II, between Kabul & Kandahar, whereupon Rummy stepped forward over the General to make it clear we were there to bomb ;)

[michigander]

Interesting. Thanks.

[Revolting cat!]

Then there is this:

"We have four-five provinces. But it is not important how many provinces we have under our control.

Once we did not have a single province, and then the time came when we had all the provinces, which we have lost in a week. So the numbers of the provinces are not important."

-- Taliban Clintonista, Mullah Omar in a BBC interview.