William Westmoreland Quotes

The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars.
William Westmoreland

War, Start, Military

I do not believe that the men who served in uniform in Vietnam have been given the credit they deserve. It was a difficult war against an unorthodox enemy.
William Westmoreland

War, Men, Enemy

Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind.
William Westmoreland

Mind, Confused, Public

We were succeeding. When you looked at specifics, this became a war of attrition. We were winning.
William Westmoreland

War, Winning, Succeeding

Television is an instrument which can paralyze this country.
William Westmoreland

Country, Television, Instrument

War is fear cloaked in courage.
William Westmoreland

War, Courage, Fear

As the senior commander in Vietnam, I was aware of the potency of public opinion - and I worried about it.
William Westmoreland

Opinion, Public, Aware

By the end of the summer of 1973 I thought it was virtually impossible for South Vietnam to survive. How in the heck could they?
William Westmoreland

End, Thought, Impossible

I don't take criticism lying down.
William Westmoreland

Down, Criticism, Lying

I don't think I have been loved by my troops, but I think I have been respected.
William Westmoreland

Loved, Troops, Respected

I haven't yet figured out how I was made first captain, because I was not an outstanding student. I was an adequate student.
William Westmoreland

Made, Student, Captain

I was participating in my own lynching, but the problem was I didn't know what I was being lynched for.
William Westmoreland

Problem, Lynching

I've made this statement many times: If I would have to do it over again, I would have made known the forthcoming Tet Offensive.
William Westmoreland

Made, Again, Times

In the end, we lost IndoChina to the communists. But we did not lose Southeast Asia.
William Westmoreland

End, Lost, Lose

It became very clear that Hanoi was in effect strategically running the Viet Cong operation.
William Westmoreland

Clear, Running, Effect

It's the first war we've ever fought on the television screen and the first war that our country ever fought where the media had full reign.
William Westmoreland

War, Country, Full

Militarily, we succeeded in Vietnam. We won every engagement we were involved in out there.
William Westmoreland

Won, Involved, Vietnam

My wife was my greatest asset. I didn't marry her until after World War II, but she has complemented me in every job I've ever had.
William Westmoreland

War, Wife, Greatest

President Johnson did not want the Vietnam War to broaden. He wanted the North Vietnamese to leave their brothers in the South alone.
William Westmoreland

War, Alone, Wanted

The last man in the world who should have been criticized was the American soldier. They should have criticized me.
William Westmoreland

Soldier, American, Last

The military lead turbulent lives, but they are people like everybody else.
William Westmoreland

Else, Lives, Everybody

The Vietnam memorial is a masterpiece. The names of the dead are listed there, chronologically. Just the names.
William Westmoreland

Dead, Memorial, Names

Vietnam was the first war ever fought without any censorship. Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind.
William Westmoreland

War, Mind, Confused

We had the best food any battlefield ever had.
William Westmoreland

We moved in to help the Vietnamese defend their country and confront the Viet Cong.
William Westmoreland

Help, Country, Moved

Share with your Friends

Everyone likes a good quote - don't forget to share.

Biography

Nationality: American

Born: March 26, 1914

Died: July 18, 2005

Links

Find on Amazon: William Westmoreland

Cite this Page: Citation

Popular Topics

Friendship Quotes

Motivational Quotes

Inspirational Quotes

Related Authors

George S. Patton
Douglas MacArthur
Robert E. Lee
George C. Marshall
Norman Schwarzkopf
William Tecumseh Sherman
John Paul Jones
R. Lee Ermey
More

Get Social with BrainyQuote

BrainyQuote Desktop

BrainyQuote Mobile

Site

Quote of the Day

Social

BQ on Pinterest

Syndication

Funny Quote Feed

Love Quote Feed

Nature Quote Feed

About Us