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Raymond Odierno
Information about this person was last updated on Friday, February 10, 2012.
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[-said]: We need their talent,
bloomberg 09-FEB-12
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[-said]: This is not about winners and losers. This is about coming up with the right joint force,
reuters 28-JAN-12
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[-said]: The Army went through a very significant BRAC (base realignment and closure process) here not too long ago and we did a fairly significant consolidation,
reuters 28-JAN-12
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[-said]: The cost of military personnel has grown at an ... unsustainable rate over the last decade,
reuters 28-JAN-12
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[-said]: Even given a fiscally constrained environment our Army will accomplish our reductions in a responsible and controlled manner,
globalsecurity 28-JAN-12
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[-said]: I want to reemphasize the incredible missions and roles that they play and what they've been doing over the last 10 years in Iraq and Afghanistan and around the world,
globalsecurity 28-JAN-12
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[-said]: The cost of military personnel has grown at a substantial, unsustainable rate over the last decades,
globalsecurity 28-JAN-12
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[-said]: With the successful completion of our mission in Iraq ... and the ... reduction of U.S. presence in Afghanistan, our strategy calls for us to no longer plan for large scale stability operations,
reuters 28-JAN-12
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[ said]: m comfortable now that in fact we're done with Iraq. Our commitments are coming down in Afghanistan that we can now do this,
irishsun 28-JAN-12
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[-said]: With the successful completion of our mission in Iraq ... and the... reduction of US presence in Afghanistan , our strategy calls for us to no longer plan for large scale stability operations,
jrep 28-JAN-12
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[-said]: Secretary McHugh and I are committed to ensuring we walk down this hill at the ready, rather than running our nation's Army off a cliff.
globalsecurity 28-JAN-12
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[-said]: In order to continue our strong engagements with NATO and other European partners, we will deploy rotational forces to conduct training and readiness exercises with our allies and our new partners,
abs 28-JAN-12
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[-said]: We’re now out of Iraq, we’re reducing our commitment in Afghanistan, so we can now bring the size of the Army down. And I feel comfortable with how we’re going to do that,
thenews 27-JAN-12
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[-said]: We’re going to be an Army in transition. We’ll be in transition for the next five or six years,
thenews 27-JAN-12
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[-said]: That’s what we got to decide: How much rotational presence will we be able to do,
thenews 27-JAN-12
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[-told]: In reality, I think in the long run this will benefit all of us,
news 27-JAN-12
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[ said]: We will make our brigades more capable to operate across missions, will eliminate unnecessary overhead, and allow us to sustain more combat capability if we do this right,
news 27-JAN-12
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[-told]: Because of the fact that they (Guard and reserves) have been involved in combat operations for very long period of time, we are going to come up with a readiness model that will keep them at a little bit higher level than they have been in the past,
news 27-JAN-12
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[ said]: We grew the army in order to meet our commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan. I’m comfortable now that in fact we’re done with Iraq. Our commitments are coming down in Afghanistan that we can now do this,
voanews 27-JAN-12
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[said:]: the time is strategically right
globalsecurity 27-JAN-12
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[-said]: In reality, I think, in the long run this will benefit all of us,
news 27-JAN-12
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[-said]: We're going to be an Army in transition. We'll be in transition for the next five or six years,
reuters 26-JAN-12
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[-said]: It's more about the timeline we bring it down on, and I'm satisfied with that timeline,
msnbc 26-JAN-12
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[-said]: That's what we got to decide: How much rotational presence will we be able to do,
reuters 26-JAN-12
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[-said]: We're now out of Iraq, we're reducing our commitment in Afghanistan, so we can now bring the size of the Army down. And I feel comfortable with how we're going to do that,
reuters 26-JAN-12
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[-said]: The fact that you currently have two brigades out and about in a deployment setting from Alaska really says a lot about what you are doing up here,
globalsecurity 24-JAN-12
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[-said]: It is critical to sustain Army capabilities in Alaska. If anything ever happens in the world that demands operations in this type of environment, this is where we will come for the expertise,
globalsecurity 24-JAN-12
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[ said]: Trust is the bedrock of our honored profession -- trust between each other, trust between Soldiers and leaders, trust between Soldiers and their families and the Army, and trust with the American people,
globalsecurity 21-JAN-12
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[ said]: Trust is the bedrock of our honored profession -- trust between each other, trust between soldiers and leaders, trust between soldiers and their families and the Army, and trust with the American people,
globalsecurity 20-JAN-12
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[-said]: It's because your experience, your expertise, what you bring to the table in ensuring that we have the capability to support everyone in the area of operations, no matter what it might be,
globalsecurity 22-DEC-11
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[-added]: The bonds you've formed on this deployment and other deployments you've had you'll remember for the rest of your life -- I guarantee it,
globalsecurity 22-DEC-11
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[-said]: There will be some changes,
globalsecurity 22-DEC-11
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[-said]: Our priority remains with our Soldiers and Families and we will ensure that the programs remain in place. We will continue to fund those programs,
globalsecurity 07-DEC-11
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[-said]: As I remind my staff, there's lots of water in Asia, but also lots of people and lots of armies, and that's our business,
globalsecurity 05-NOV-11
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[-said]: Over 33,000 Japanese-Americans served in the war,
globalsecurity 03-NOV-11
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[-said]: The lesson of the Japanese-American experience is that fear and prejudice make our country weaker, not stronger,
globalsecurity 03-NOV-11
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[-said]: From the shock of Pearl Harbor, and out of fear and prejudice, 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry were sent to internment camps,
globalsecurity 03-NOV-11
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[-told]: Cuts of this magnitude would be catastrophic to the military,
globalsecurity 03-NOV-11
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[ said]: Cuts of this magnitude would be catastrophic to the military, and in the case of the Army would significantly reduce our capability and capacity to assure our partners abroad, respond to crisis, and deter our potential adversaries, while threatening the readiness and potentially the all-volunteer force,
defensenews 02-NOV-11
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[-said]: Cuts of this magnitude would be catastrophic to the military, and in the case of the Army would significantly reduce our capability and capacity to assure our partners abroad, respond to crises and deter our potential adversaries, while threatening readiness and potentially the all-volunteer force,
news 02-NOV-11
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[-said]: We're beyond that now,
news 14-SEP-11
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[ said]: I will say when I was leaving Iraq a year ago, I always felt we had to be careful about leaving too many people in Iraq,
kuwaittimes 11-SEP-11
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[-said]: Soldiers are the strength of our Army,
globalsecurity 10-SEP-11
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[ said]: I’m not saying 3-5,000 is the right number,
arabtimes 10-SEP-11
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[-said]: just the best programs that are capable of helping our families,
globalsecurity 10-SEP-11
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[-also said]: and we get away from why we are really there — to help them to continue to develop.
AP 09-SEP-11
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[-said]: But it's how we go about doing it that's important.
ChinaPost 09-SEP-11
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[ said]: The larger the force that we leave behind ...[the more] comments of ‘occupation force’ remain. And we get away from why we are really there, to help them to continue to develop.
hurriyetdailynews 09-SEP-11
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[-also said]: and we get away from why we are really there: to help them to continue to develop.
AP 09-SEP-11
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[-has warned that]: outside of Baghdad.
smh 09-SEP-11
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[-said]: When I was leaving Iraq a year ago, I felt we had to be careful about leaving too many people in Iraq,
AP 09-SEP-11
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[-said]: I always felt we had to be careful about leaving too many people in Iraq,
cnn 09-SEP-11
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[-said]: We need to probably be there to assist them at certain levels for a while,
cnn 09-SEP-11
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[ said]: I'm not saying 3-5,000 is the right number,
france24 09-SEP-11
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[-said]: I’m proud to be a part of that Army,
globalsecurity 08-SEP-11
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[-added]: Our soldiers have displayed mental and physical toughness, but most importantly, courage under fire,
globalsecurity 08-SEP-11
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[-said]: Over the last 10 years, our Army has proven itself in arguably the most difficult environment this nation has ever faced,
globalsecurity 08-SEP-11
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[-expressed]: It’s been my great honor to serve as the 37th chief of staff of the United States Army. Thank you.
globalsecurity 08-SEP-11
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[ said]: We must avoid our historical pattern of drawing down too fast and getting too small, especially since our record of predicting the future frankly has not been very good,
news 08-SEP-11
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[-also said]: and we get away from why we are really there - to help them to continue to develop.
newschannel5 08-SEP-11
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[-said]: I know that, if confirmed, we will face some very difficult resource decisions within the Department of Defense, and as we determine those essential characteristics and capabilities which we need in our joint force to meet our future security challenges,
globalsecurity 22-JUL-11
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[-said]: As we make difficult resource decisions,
globalsecurity 22-JUL-11
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[-said]: To do this, we must sustain our all-volunteer Army today and in the future, providing depth and versatility to the joint force,
globalsecurity 22-JUL-11
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[ said]: We must avoid our historical pattern of drawing down too fast and getting too small,
trust 22-JUL-11
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[-warned]: I pledge that I will work with everyone to make sure we come up with the right answer and mitigate the risk associated with such.
globalsecurity 22-JUL-11
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[-said]: It is clear that Iran is attempting to influence this decision with the actions they've taken, specifically over the last several months, in continuing to support, fund, train, equip surrogates in southern Iraq and central Iraq, specifically going after the remnants of our U.S. presence inside of Iraq,
AP 21-JUL-11
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[said:]: every day (of delay) makes it more difficult
AP 21-JUL-11
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[-told]: We need leaders who will do what’s better for our force as a whole and not focus internally on their own service It’s ultimately about achieving greater effectiveness in national security while acting more efficiently.
globalsecurity 01-JUL-11
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[-said]: We've seen constant improvement in the security force. We've seen constant improvement in governance. And I believe this is the time for us to move out of the cities and for them to take ultimate responsibility,
CBSnews 07-JUN-11
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[-said]: I feel much more comfortable with the situation in Mosul now,
CBSnews 07-JUN-11
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[-told]: We will not get into any specific numbers, but it is a very small number,
CBSnews 07-JUN-11
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[ said]: Our goal is to transfer streamlined, relevant joint functions to appropriate Department of Defense entities,
globalsecurity 03-MAY-11
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[ said]: I believe within a couple days, we would probably be able to implement a no-fly zone,
chinadaily 11-MAR-11
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[-said]: It's important that this has to be an international action. I think that's the key piece on Libya,
thestar 10-MAR-11
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[ said]: We can react very quickly to all this if we have to. We're prepared to do that. I believe within a couple days, we would probably be able to implement a no-fly zone,
thestar 10-MAR-11
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[-said]: Bringing in heavy equipment, that's a whole different kind of escalation. I'm not sure we're quite there yet, I'm not sure how willing we are to do that,
thestar 10-MAR-11
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[-added]: I absolutely agree with what we’re trying to do here,
globalsecurity 10-FEB-11
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[-said]: appropriate Defense Department entities, mostly the Joint Staff,
globalsecurity 10-FEB-11
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[-said]: [Joint Forces Command] is one of the small pieces of a larger DOD efficiency effort,
globalsecurity 10-FEB-11
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[-said]: Today we have 33 liaison officers as part of Joint Forces Command,
globalsecurity 10-FEB-11
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[-said]: That piece, though, is important, and it’s personal to everyone here. I will place the highest priority on the execution and disestablishment and taking care of all our employees.
globalsecurity 10-FEB-11
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