A competent leader can get efficient service from poor troops, while on the contrary an incapable leader can demoralize the best of troops. From LearnThat.org. [John J. Pershing]
With America on the verge of losing most of its troops in Iraq, the cry would go up to \'save the troops\ 'by nuking Iran. ". From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Quicklink: It's Too Early to Relax and Assume Bush & Co. Won't Nuke Iran] Reference
~ Military Police, of the troops for the troops~. From Wordnik.com. [A Soldier's Story: Off to the Army] Reference
Jody is the term troops apply to those men who home in on the spouses of deployed soldiers. From Wordnik.com. [HELLO IRAQ] Reference
I think your attacks on our troops is a out of line. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Veterans Day Outrage: Conservatives End 55-Year-Old Practice of Hearings for Vet Groups] Reference
That was what they called the troops in Nam at first. From Wordnik.com. [Can You Believe It? No More War | ATTACKERMAN] Reference
Assassinating the character of the troops is the province of the left. From Wordnik.com. [Waldo Jaquith - Soldier commits suicide after participating in torture.] Reference
The disdain the Parker and the conservatives show for our troops is astounding. From Wordnik.com. [12/17/2004] Reference
A visit to our troops is the LAST place one should give a divisive, partisan speech. From Wordnik.com. [Palin takes a shot at Kerry's face] Reference
What needs to be rooted out without giving up the troops is the genesis of this big mistake. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Embedded TIME Reporter: Bush Lied In Speech Yesterday About Iraqi Security Forces] Reference
The right message to send our troops is the order to stand down and make room for an international replacement force. posted by Shaun at. From Wordnik.com. [Does this sound like some other war to you?] Reference
The VA support for our troops is flat out criminal!!!. From Wordnik.com. [How about those Navy Seals on the Bainbridge sniping the pirates and saving Capt. Roberts?] Reference
China sends in troops to quell monks 'peaceful protests. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
Japanese officers to train Chinese troops in Manchuria. From Wordnik.com. [The Inside Story of the Peace Conference] Reference
Irish Times EU agrees to train Somali troops - 2 hrs ago. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
Still, Horton worries that the boost in troops won't work. From Wordnik.com. [McCain firm on Iraq war despite cost to candidacy] Reference
He sent in Chinese troops to deal with very several protest. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 16, 2008] Reference
USATODAY. com - Managing the troops is harder than it appears. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Managing the troops is harder than it appears] Reference
We have troops is Japan, Germany, Korea, Iraq and Afghanistan. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Lieberman Claims That Settlements Are Not A Major ‘Obstacle To An Israeli-Palestinian Peace’] Reference
AFRICOM prepared to train Somali troops if called upon, general says. From Wordnik.com. [Stars and Stripes] Reference
Republicans giving their middle finger to our troops is no new story. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Despite Voting Against Troops, Pence Falsely Claims GOP Has ‘Stood Strongly’ For Defense Funding] Reference
American counterpart to remove all black troops from the French zone. From Wordnik.com. [Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965] Reference
To only have 30,000 troops is Afghanistan is criminal to say the least. From Wordnik.com. [Biden Defends Obama on Afghanistan - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
What would we do if we had troops from a foreign country in our backyard?. From Wordnik.com. [Iraq Veteran Takes On McCain In New Ad - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Ethiopia has withdrawn its last troops from the Somalian capital, Mogadishu. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
So it let us know as troops that we were being supported by the American people. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 14, 2006] Reference
His poor "sheep," as he called his troops, were being turned into tried soldiers. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of General Gordon] Reference
Their argument is that the terms troops they signed off on in 2002 no longer apply to 2007. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 23, 2007] Reference
When I called our troops into action, I did so with complete confidence in their courage and skill. From Wordnik.com. [State of the Union Address (1790-2001)] Reference
But that wiggle room will disappear when British forces join American troops in the invasion of Iraq. From Wordnik.com. [Diplomatic Diary: The Price Of Friendship] Reference
Transporting brain-dead troops is not meant to interfere with other medical needs, the guidelines say. From Wordnik.com. [Military ruling offers 'closure' for family of brain-dead troops] Reference
The total number of points that may be “spent” on troops is then decided before the start of a game. From Wordnik.com. [Miniature Star | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles] Reference
"Republicans support our troops" is going to go down as one of the biggest lies ever told in American politics. From Wordnik.com. [KBR/Halliburton did provide dirty water to U.S. troops in Iraq] Reference
Not showing weakness to an enemy, or weakness in front of your own troops, is just one of the elementary rules of warfare. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » The Vietnam Comparison — A Closer Look At The Numbers:] Reference
Not only is the increase in troops (and not the withdrawal) troubling for me, but we are making enemies in Pakistan with drone attacks. From Wordnik.com. [Mr Wars | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles] Reference
The visit comes as troops from a French-led EUFOR mission to protect refugees from Sudan's troubled Darfur region are arriving in eastern. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
After other troops from the convoy returned and pulled him out, they did not put a tourniquet above the deep shrapnel wound on his thigh. From Wordnik.com. [Anti-IED drills improve, but not every soldier goes through them] Reference
The drawdown in troops in Iraq, which Biden unwittingly referred to as an Obama success … was already in agreement before he took office. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Florida doctor tells Obama voters they are not welcome: ‘Seek urologic care elsewhere.’] Reference
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