[IronJack]

"Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion." --Norman Schwartzkopf

I believe Donald Rumsfeld said this.

[Aeronaut]

"Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion." --Norman Schwartzkopf

I believe Donald Rumsfeld said this.

It was reported on another thread that it originated with someone (I believe) in the Nixon cabinet.

"Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion; you get to leave a lot of annoying noise behind."