As you know, you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time. Since the Iraq conflict began, the Army has been pressing ahead to produce the armor necessary at a rate that they believe — it's a greatly expanded rate from what existed previously, but a rate that they believe is the rate that is all that can be accomplished at this moment.


"Troops put Rumsfeld in the hot seat". As reported by CNN (8 December 2004)

Internet Archive Troops put Rumsfeld in the hot seat - Dec 8, 2004 (CNN)

Donald Rumsfeld Quotes

As you know, you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time. Since the Iraq conflict began, the...

As you know, you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time. Since the Iraq conflict began, the...

As you know, you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time. Since the Iraq conflict began, the...

As you know, you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time. Since the Iraq conflict began, the...