Tommy Franks
Tommy Franks
Tommy Ray Franksis a retired general in the United States Army. His last Army post was as the Commander of the U.S. Central Command, overseeing U.S. military operations in a 25-country region, including the Middle East. Franks succeeded General Anthony Zinni to this position on July 6, 2000 and served until his retirement on 7 July 2003...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWar Hero
Date of Birth17 June 1945
CountryUnited States of America
anticipate four involved iraq means whether
I anticipate we'll be involved in Iraq in the future. Whether that means two years or four years, I don't know.
establish government hope iraqis
I had a hope that the Iraqis would embrace a new government, would establish a new Iraq very quickly, and, but I never had that as an expectation.
views iraq today
We're in fact on plan. And where we stand today is not, in my view, only acceptable but truly remarkable.
war mass-destruction wmds-in-iraq
There is no doubt that the regime of Saddam Hussein possesses weapons of mass destruction. As this operation continues, those weapons will be identified, found, along with the people who have produced them and who guard them.
conflict people throughout
In each conflict that our nation's been in throughout our history, we have had people hurt, and we've had people killed,
freedom plus prize seek
The prize we seek is another 200 plus years of freedom in this country.
global taking war
We're taking part in a global war on terrorism,
area dug enemy fighting forces natural
Enemy forces in this area are dug in. They're in caves. They're also in natural fighting positions,
conducting feedback forces special
Feedback from the special forces conducting the raid,
intended
Did this go as we intended it to?
care execution good taking violent
This is about you... . You did it on time, you did it with a good plan, you did it with violent execution, you did it taking care of one another,
above combat level levels mission percent readiness
readiness level of their combat levels above 90 percent mission capable.
elections plan senator victory
I don't know Senator Kerry's plan for victory,
ahead camp days fully goes literally
We'll see how it goes over the days ahead as that camp is fully exploited. It is literally huge,