(17 quotes found)
“When there is an adequate Iraqi security force, foreign troops leave ... Iraq,”
Peter Cosgrove
“I think we've got to train the Iraqis as quickly as we can and to a point where we take one of the focal points of terrorist motivation away, and that is foreign troops,”
“I'm very relieved about the low cost in human terms with violence virtually stopping after our arrival, low cost in lives to INTERFET and our adversaries,”
“This is one of the most complex, challenging and most successful military operations we have ever run,”
“A part of Kopassus has a unique, military counter-terrorist function in Indonesia, and it's that particular part of Kopassus where we're looking for heightened levels of cooperation.”
“This is a difficult period for all, but in the true spirit of the armed services, they will not be forgotten.”
“Their legacy will indeed strengthen that ethos and foundations of that spirit.”
“It's just like any job, you don't want to put somebody into the job who, for physical limitations, can't do the job. That would be unfair and we wouldn't want to do that,”
“I was the sort of loose forward who lay contentedly on the bottom of a ruck, composing sonnets on the one hand and, on another plane, contemplating applying the squirrel grip to an opponent.”
“take one of the focal points of terrorist motivation away, and that is foreign troops.”
