Peter Pace quotes
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“I can tell you categorically that any mal-treatment of any detainees by U.S. forces or coalition forces is totally unacceptable - that our orders have and will continue to be that we will treat everyone in our charge with - humanely and with respect.”
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“Marines are very good at fighting... And if Gen. Franks wants fighters on the ground and he puts Marines in, he'll have what he wants.”
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“I do not believe the United States is well served by a policy that says it is OK to be immoral in any way.”
-- Peter PaceSource : "The Crime of Conviction" by Chuck Colson, www.christianpost.com. March 18, 2007.
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“The bottom line is that after we defeat the armed forces of Iraq, that we will want to and need to provide stability throughout that country.”
-- Peter PaceSource : "Bush, Blair to hold summit on Iraq", www.cnn.com. April 7, 2003.
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“From 8,000 miles away... I would not judge a fellow soldier from a friendly nation and how they are employing their resources.”
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“We prefer that the leaders of the Iraqi armed forces do the honorable thing; stop fighting for a regime that does not deserve your loyalty.”
-- Peter PaceSource : "U.S. strikes in central Baghdad", www.cnn.com. April 7, 2003.
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“There has not yet been a major ground offensive battle... There are, we know, negotiations going on between the opposition forces and the Taliban leadership for surrender.”
-- Peter PaceSource : "September 11, 2001 : Attack on America". DoD News Briefing - Secretary Rumsfeld and Gen. Pace, avalon.law.yale.edu. November 30, 2001.
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“Intelligence we gathered at the time indicated that this was in fact leadership and we struck the leadership.”
-- Peter PaceSource : "Afghan official: U.S. strike hits tribal delegates", www.cnn.com. December 22, 2001.
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“I believe that homosexual acts between individuals are immoral, and that we should not condone immoral acts. [...] I do not believe that the armed forces are well served by saying through our policies that it's OK to be immoral in any way, not just with regards to homosexual acts.”
-- Peter PaceSource : "Larry Kramer on the 20th Anniversary of ACT UP, the Government’s Failure to Prevent the AIDS Crisis and the State of Gay Activism Today". "Democracy Now!" with Amy Goodman, www.democracynow.org. March 29, 2007.
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“I have sworn to uphold the Constitution ... and a free press is absolutely vital to the freedom of this country.”
-- Peter Pace
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