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Gordon R. Sullivan

Gordon Russell Sullivan (born September 25, 1937) is a retired United States Army general, who served as the 32nd Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. General Sullivan also served as Acting Secretary of the Army.

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If we want an all-volunteer force, the bottom line is that we're going to have to take care of these people who were willing to do what the bulk of people weren't willing to do. Going to war is dangerous - you can get killed doing it. And the question is, are the American people willing to recognize the sacrifices of these young people?

Bulk, Force, Killed, People, Sacrifice, War

Climate Change is a national security issue. We found that climate instability will lead to instability in geopolitics and impact American military operations around the world. People are saying they want to be perfectly convinced about climate science projections. But speaking as a soldier, we never have 100 percent certainty. If you wait until you have 100 percent certainty, something bad is going to happen on the battlefield.

Found, Impact, Issue, Issues, Military, Speaking

People are saying that they want be convinced [about global warming], perfectly. They want to know the climate science projections with 100 per cent certainty. Well, we know a great deal and even with that there is still uncertainty. But the trend line is very clear. We never have 100 per cent certainty. We never have it. If you wait till you have 100 per cent certainty, something bad is going to happen on the battlefield. That's something we know. You have to act with incomplete information. You have to act based on the trend line.

Convinced, Environmental, Incomplete, People, Waiting

Climate change is and will be a significant threat to our national security and in a larger sense to life on earth as we know it to be.

Climate, Earth, Environmental, Sense, Significant

We never have 100 percent certainty. We never have it. If you wait until you have 100 percent certainty, something bad is going to happen on the battlefield.

Battlefield, Certainty, Climate, Happen, Wait, Waiting

Hope is not a method.

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Moondog

Moondog

Buck Williams

Buck Williams

J. R. Martinez

J. R. Martinez

Lola Montez

Lola Montez

Tom Stoppard

Tom Stoppard

Daniel Nestor

Daniel Nestor

Ade Edmondson

Ade Edmondson

Spencer Dryden

Spencer Dryden

Joe Satriani

Joe Satriani

George M. Humphrey

George M. Humphrey

Viktor E. Frankl

Viktor E. Frankl

David Filo

David Filo