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Norman Schwarzkopf

American Soldier

Born: Aug 22, 1934

Died: Dec 27, 2012

Great Me People Think War You

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Had the United States and the United Kingdom gone on alone to capture Baghdad, under the provisions of the Geneva and Hague conventions we would have been considered occupying powers and therefore would have been responsible for all the costs of maintaining or restoring government, education and other services for the people of Iraq. Norman Schwarzkopf

Education Alone Government People Gone Other Considered States Responsible Would Kingdom Restoring Costs Had Hague Baghdad Maintaining Geneva For The People Powers Occupying Been Iraq Provisions Conventions Therefore Capture United United Kingdom United States Services

An awful lot has been written about my temper. Norman Schwarzkopf

Has-Been Temper About Written Been Lot Awful Awful Lot

I may have made my reputation as a general in the Army, and I'm very proud of that. But I've always felt that I was more than one-dimensional. I'd like to think I'm a caring human being. Norman Schwarzkopf

Army Human Being Made Reputation Think Caring One-Dimensional General More Like Felt Always Proud Very Than May Human Being

I am not one of these guys who is just going to waste American lives by throwing people needlessly in frontal attacks up against the enemy if I can avoid doing that. Norman Schwarzkopf

People Enemy Guys Attacks Throwing Am Doing Up American Going Just Against American Lives Avoid Who Waste Lives

I'm not a type-B personality who knows I have a cancer growing inside of me and can live with the knowledge. I go into a kung-fu attack position when I go through the door of a hospital. Norman Schwarzkopf

Me Knowledge Personality Cancer Live Inside Attack Through Hospital Knows Go Door Who Growing Position

I hate war. Absolutely, I hate war. Norman Schwarzkopf

War Hate Absolutely

I like to say I'm not a hero. Norman Schwarzkopf

Hero Say Like

But I would defy anyone to go back over the years and tell me anyone whose career I've ruined, anyone whom I've driven out of the service, anyone I've fired from a job. Norman Schwarzkopf

Service Me Job Back Ruined Out Tell Defy Would Fired Driven Over Go Years Anyone Whom Whose Career

I was lucky enough to lead a very successful war. Norman Schwarzkopf

War Enough Lead Very Successful Lucky

For the entire first part of my career, I prided myself on being unflappable even in the most chaotic of circumstances. Norman Schwarzkopf

Myself First Chaotic Circumstances Entire Part Most Being Even Career

Moving into an unoccupied village when there's no opposition, I don't call that a military victory. Norman Schwarzkopf

Victory Military Call Opposition Moving Village

Hey, I'm not a politician. I'm a ham. I love to give speeches. Norman Schwarzkopf

Love Politician Hey Give Ham Speeches

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