The past three years have been hard years, a time of hard decisions and tough choices, ... I have looked into his eyes and I have seen his character. I have seen courage and consistency ... the courage to stand up to terrorists and the consistency necessary to beat them.
"Tommy Ray Franks" is a retired General (United States)/general in the United States Army. His last Army post was as the Commander of the United States Central Command/U.S. Central Command, overseeing United States Armed Forces/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.
Franks was the U.S. general leading the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)/attack on the Taliban in Afghanistan in response to the September 11 attacks/September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon in 2001. He also led the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein.
If you enjoy these quotes, be sure to check out other famous soldiers! More Tommy Franks on Wikipedia.I also know he cannot lead troops to victory in a war when he has made it perfectly clear that he does not support the cause.
As I look at President Bush, I think he will ultimately be judged as a man of extremely high character.
[Bush then said,] May God Bless the troops, ... May God Bless America.
Probably we'll think of Bush in years to come as an American hero.
[• Franks told reporters the coalition now had a] very capable ground force ... represented a serious northern threat to regime forces.
He has served our country with great distinction.
Where we stand today is not only acceptable in my view, it is truly remarkable.
The question is do we fight them over there -- or do we fight them here.
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