Topic: Ricardo Sanchez
Quotes
There has been a glaring, unfortunate display of incompetence in strategic leadership among our national leaders
'Military mentor' fired after 2007 speech Dec 22, 2009
There is nothing going on today in Washington that would give us hope
Analysis: The Baghdad follies Oct 15, 2007
After more than fours years of fighting, America continues its desperate struggle in Iraq without any concerted effort to devise a strategy that will achieve victory in that war-torn country or in the greater conflict against extremism
Gen. Sanchez calls Iraq a 'nightmare' Oct 12, 2007
I cannot continue to support sustained combat operations with (supply) rates this low
Report: U.S. troops undersupplied in Iraq Oct 18, 2004
The hostages are under coalition forces' control and they are in good health
Four hostages rescued south of Baghdad Jun 08, 2004
Multinational Force Iraq V Corps 1st Armored Division
Ricardo Sanchez (born September 9, 1953) is a retired United States Army Lieutenant General and a candidate for the Democratic Party nomination for the Senate election in 2012 for the seat of retiring Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison.
Sanchez was born into a poor Mexican American family in Rio Grande City, Texas. During the Vietnam War (1969–73), Sanchez was in college. He spent one year at the University of Texas at Austin on an ROTC scholarship, eventually transferring to Texas A&M University in Kingsville, Texas, where he graduated in 1973 with a double major in mathematics and history. Sanchez was named a Distinguished Military Graduate (DMG), meaning he was in the top 10% of all ROTC cadets in the nation. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army.
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