Ricardo Sanchez
Ricardo Sanchez
Ricardo Sánchezis a former United States Army lieutenant general who stood as a candidate for the Democratic Party nomination for the U.S. Senate election in 2012 for the seat of retiring Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison...
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We're fighting a low-intensity conflict that is multifaceted,
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We are moving towards a precision approach in the conduct of our operations that begins to take into consideration the Iraqi culture and sensitivities and we want to be precise in our application of combat power,
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Incentive/Removal of Incentive: Providing a reward or removing a privilege, above and beyond those that are required by the Geneva Convention.
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Emotional Love: Playing on the love a detainee has for an individual or group.
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It's a tremendous natural tragedy that has occurred and America has mobilized itself to help our own citizens. It's going to require some concentrated effort over a period of time, but I think it's going much better today,
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It's my understanding that people who have disabilities are going to be given high priority in terms of evacuation,
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sophistication, especially in the improvised explosive devices that they are using, and we're working to learn from that and to be able to counter them.
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you (veterans) are the great American heroes. Your patriotism and your willingness to sacrifice are deeply appreciated by our country and your sacrifice will never be forgotten.
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America received a call to arms Sept. 11 when terrorists hit the heart of America,
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The honor and value systems of our armed forces are solid and the bedrock of what makes us the best in the world, ... There has been no catastrophic failure, and America's armed forces will never compromise their honor.
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My assessment is that we have a crisis in national political leadership. When will America recognize the danger we face? When will the corrosive partisanship of American politics end and allow for a bipartisan solution to arguably the most dangerous threat our nation has faced in over 60 years?
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In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, I watched helplessly as the Bush administration led America into a strategic blunder of historic proportions. It became painfully obvious that the executive branch of our government did not trust its military. It relied instead on a neoconservative ideology developed by men and women with little, if any, military experience. Some senior military leaders did not challenge civilian decision makers at the appropriate times, and the courageous few who did take a stand were subsequently forced out of the service.
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The Devil knows your name but calls you by your sin. God knows your sin but calls you by your name.