Anthony Zinni
Anthony Zinni
Anthony Charles Zinniis a retired United States Marine Corps general and a former Commander in Chief of the United States Central Command. In 2002, he was selected to be a special envoy for the United States to Israel and the Palestinian Authority...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth17 September 1943
CountryUnited States of America
action based taking
We are taking action based on what Saddam's doing,
four visits
I made four visits to Yemen, ... And two of those were to Aden.
casual dinner discussed event four involved met process
I met Mr. Rosen once at a dinner while I was the envoy. It was a casual event and we discussed the process I was then involved in. The dinner was with four others.
attacking cause iraq
Attacking Iraq now will cause a lot of problems,
committed days few mission next plan start terrible
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.
enable inflict others pain people power
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.
conditions threat
The threat conditions in Aden were better than elsewhere,
a cease-fire is what we need to get to something more comprehensive and lasting.
anger fired generals held might shot wonder
It might be interesting to wonder why all the generals see it in the same way, and all those, who never fired a shot in anger and really held back to go to war, see it in a different way. That's usually the way it is in history.
certainly generals speaking
There are certainly generals out there who don't like me speaking out.
buck pass ship
The refueling of that ship in Aden, ... ...Was my decision. I pass the buck on to nobody.
accept admitting critical culture grow happening judgment learning military mistakes poor throughout worries
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.
both citizens commitment convinced help sides
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.
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in the strongest possible terms the vicious and evil terrorist attacks in Jerusalem.