War Is A Profane Thing.

More Than 200 Ships From 13 Nations Conducted Over 10,000 Flawless Intercepts, Which Formed A Steel Wall Around The Waters Leading To Iraq. And These Operations Continue Today. Thanks To These Superb Efferts Not One Cargo Hold, Not One Crate, Not Even One Pallet Of Seaborne Contraband Even Touched Saddam Hussein's Shores. The Result: Iraq Lost 90% Of Its Imports, 100% Of Its Exports, And Had Its Gross National Product Cut In Half.

Ninety-nine Percent Of Leadership Failures Are Failures Of Character.

To Be An Effective Leader, You Have To Have A Manipulative Streak - You Have To Figure Out The People Working For You And Give Each Tasks That Will Take Advantage Of His Strength.

A Professional Soldier Understands That War Means Killing People, War Means Maiming People, War Means Families Left Without Fathers And Mothers.

I'm Not A Politician. I'd Make A Lousy Politician.