Ike Skelton Quotes

We were told that everyone's doing OK. We don't have to worry unnecessarily. - Ike Skelton

We treat them like athletes; we don't treat them like girls. They understand that. The girls who have grown up in our program have seen Jessica or know that she was a captain one year. They don't get any special treatment outside of a separate locker room or the occasional joke about having the nicest hair on the team. - Mike Skelton

We need to succeed in Iraq. If we don't, we will create a snake pit ... of terrorists. - Ike Skelton

We need an immediate supplemental appropriation right now -- for seamen hours, flying hours, training, for combined, for joint exercises, for backlot and real estate maintenance, for family housing. All of these are necessary right now. Otherwise a bunch of the efforts of the military will be shut down. - Ike Skelton

We have very, very fine air traffic controllers, men and women. They do their job, they do a fine job, and there's no sense in our trying to bend to their culture. - Ike Skelton

We have global interests, potential threats from elsewhere, North Korea, Iran, Taiwan Straits and the like. We must be prepared for any future threat. That is why it is important that this be a transition year, 2006. - Ike Skelton

We experienced the classic cliche -- the thrill of victory and agony of defeat. - Mike Skelton

Today nearly every combat brigade located within the United States would report that they are not ready for duty. They are at the lowest levels of readiness. - Ike Skelton

This effort will clearly increase the overall burden on our military... The Defense Department's civilian leaders must look at the impact of this and future crises and the ongoing war on the military's future readiness and overall state. - Ike Skelton

The number of attacks on the American and allied forces is at the highest level since the insurgency began despite the increase of America combat operations and the introduction of some 40 new Iraq security forces and battalions. - Ike Skelton

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