Anthony Zinni Quotes (12 Quotes)

We grow up in a culture where accountability, learning to accept responsibility, admitting mistakes and learning from them was critical to us. When we don't see that happening it worries us. Poor military judgment has been used throughout this mission.

I think both sides have suffered far too much in the last months, and I think it's time for a change,

I'm convinced both sides made a commitment to this, and we have made a commitment to help in this process, and I think it's important for everyone on all sides -- all citizens -- to commit to this.

I sense everyone is committed to get out of this terrible situation. I think in the next few days we can start on my mission and the implementation of the plan that we've brought.

The danger here is, I don't see a lot of viability in the opposition groups.

That decentralization was done so they insured they had control, ... I think it was done more for internal reasons and internal military problems they thought they might have than for any military preparations they had for us.

In the lead up to the Iraq war and its later conduct, I saw at a minimum, true dereliction, negligence and irresponsibility, at worse, lying, incompetence and corruption.

We are the world's leader. We fill a void. There is no one out there that even comes close to filling the leadership role that we have, and some of the moral responsibilities that we have.

Service rivalry leads to service pride, which is good for building morale and esprit.

The refueling of that ship in Aden, ... ...Was my decision. I pass the buck on to nobody.

the things that keep him in power and enable him to inflict the kind of pain he does on his own people and others in the region.

I think, clearly, he is trying to lure us into a possible shoot-down situation, and we are taking every measure to prevent that.