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Martin Dempsey

American Soldier

Born: Mar 14, 1952

Ideology Military People Sometimes Will You

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Strategy is, at some level, the ability to predict what's going to happen, but it's also about understanding the context in which it is being formulated. And then you have to be open-minded to the fact that you're not going to get it right at the very beginning. Martin Dempsey

The more we can treat people equally, the more likely they are to treat each other equally. Martin Dempsey

People Treat Other More Likely Equally Each

Relieving the risk of a nuclear conflict with Iran diplomatically is superior than trying to do that militarily. Martin Dempsey

Conflict Superior Relieving Risk Iran Than Trying Nuclear

I graduated from West Point in 1974. It was an all-male institution. I went back to teach at West Point in 1984 and found the place far better than it was when I had been a cadet... I attributed a good amount of that to the fact that we opened up the academy to women. Martin Dempsey

ISIL is inspiring groups that already exist to rebrand themselves, but in rebranding themselves into a more radical ideology. That's what makes it dangerous. Martin Dempsey

Dangerous Ideology Radical More Inspiring Makes Exist Themselves Groups

My mother cried when I told her I really didn't want to go to West Point. So I went. Martin Dempsey

Mother Cried Point Go West West Point Want Really Her

My belief is that when the military is used as the sole instrument of power, that never has a good outcome. If there's no one to take ownership and develop that failed state, human suffering can be even worse than that created by the conflict itself. Martin Dempsey

Good Suffering Conflict Power Ownership Military State Sole Worse Outcome Take Never Develop No-One Failed Instrument Itself Than Human Created Used Even Even Worse Belief Human Suffering

I've been in the group that believes it's in our national interest to close Guantanamo. It does create a psychological scar on our national values. Whether it should or not, it does. Martin Dempsey

Values National Group Our Scar Does Been National Interest Close Psychological Whether Interest Create Should Believes Guantanamo

If someone uses the uniform, whatever uniform, for partisan politics, I am disappointed because I think it does erode that bond of trust we have with the American people. Martin Dempsey

Politics Trust People Whatever Think Someone Disappointed Partisan Partisan Politics Because Does Am American Uniform American People Uses Bond

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