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William Odom

"It was, however, in the interest of Osama bin Laden for us to destroy a secular Arab leader; it was very much in the interest of the Iranians because they wanted revenge against Saddam Hussein for Iraq's invasion in 1980."

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"Just as every crop performs on its specific type of soil, and not all fishes can grow in every kind of water, so is leadership. You can't lead where you can't thrive; you can lead where you can survive!"

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Aberjhani

"A King will have his way in his own hall, be it folly or wisdom."

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Aberjhani

"The government of any nation always represents the most corrupt part of a nation."

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Aberjhani

"Be the initiator of things you wish to see, but can't see. Be the originator of things you wish you feel but can't feel."

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Aberjhani

"Don't recide in the past. Instead, refer to it, else you will remain in the remand of high demand but with low command."

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Aberjhani

"It is the people that are angry at the status quo that makes a decision to bring change."

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Aberjhani

"Be a leader and be a transformer !When you get the opportunity to lead, remember it is a noble opportunity not just to amass followers, but to nurture true and great leaders who can do even greater things than you did! That never wipes off your footprints!"

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Aberjhani

"If your vision encourages and enables others to hope more, see more, act more, love more, and live more then you are a true pathfinder."

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Aberjhani

"It is not about whether you call yourself a leader or not. It is about what you have to show to people as a leader. Leadership is contagious, you carry it and share it."

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"A nation with a thousand awakened citizens and a corrupt leader, is much more alive than a nation with an awakened leader and a thousand corrupt citizens."

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William Odom
"Military officers from different countries, when they meet each other, tend to sort of fall in love, become mutual admiration societies, at the expense of realities."

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William Odom
"It was, however, in the interest of Osama bin Laden for us to destroy a secular Arab leader; it was very much in the interest of the Iranians because they wanted revenge against Saddam Hussein for Iraq's invasion in 1980."

Leadership

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William Odom
"While people out there on the spot certainly have to be held accountable for what they've done personally, the chain of command responsibility for this strikes me as just as important and should be dealt with."

People

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William Odom
"I don't think that the war serves U.S. interests. I think Osama bin Laden's interests and the Iranian interests are very much served by it, and it's becoming a huge drain on our resources both material and political."

War

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William Odom
"The whole notion of land property rights in the Arab world is different from that in Europe."

Understanding

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William Odom
"To say that you now trust the Russian military command and control system because some Russian general told you from the bottom of his heart that's the case, strikes me as most unrealistic."

Trust

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William Odom
"Firing off 1,000 or 500 or 2,000 nuclear warheads on a few minutes' consideration has always struck me as an absurd way to go to war."

War

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William Odom
"Therefore, once U.S. forces leave, it is almost inevitable that an anti-Western, anti-U.S. regime will arise."

Will

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William Odom
"The presidents I served under don't have anything to do with my politics."

Politics

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William Odom
"Also, General Zinni, who commanded central command, was very much opposed to the war in the first place, as I was. We were both quoted to that effect in February of 2003."

War

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