Martha Raddatz Quotes

Today's anchor handles breaking news. They do that live. If they don't know what they're talking about, the viewer will know. These are not people reading scripts. - Martha Raddatz

They were both immediately injured, taken away. They are shrapnel wounds. Both have them to the head. - Martha Raddatz

The initial reports were that they hit an improvised explosive device and then that was followed up by small arms fire. - Martha Raddatz

Sometimes when the medical personnel come in, they have small arms fire following up on that. - Martha Raddatz

It's very, very tough for television. It's tough to hide. When you have a cameraman and you have a soundman, you pretty obviously stand out in those areas. - Martha Raddatz

It's become a primary target. It's a softer target, as you know, but it is a primary target to attack these forces. There have been hundreds and hundreds - thousands, probably - of Iraqi security forces killed. Sometimes they're attacked by suicide bombers, but they have become a primary target. It is very dangerous business training these troops, for that reason alone. - Martha Raddatz

It was a mechanized vehicle. At least it wasn't one of the pickup trucks they usually drive around in. They were in the lead vehicle, and they were up in the hatch, so they were exposed. - Martha Raddatz

If you're going to cover the Iraqi military forces, you have to be with them. You have to see how they live. I will tell you one thing, a few months ago when I was there and we wanted to get into an Iraqi pickup truck, one of the American soldiers said, you can't do that. It's way too dangerous. - Martha Raddatz

I will stay in the car until the last minute that I'm going to jump out and do a standup or jump out and do some interviews. - Martha Raddatz

I try so hard not to think that I am a stranger in a strange land. But I know that I stand out. - Martha Raddatz

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