March 21, 2003
Release Number: 03-03-34
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GENERAL FRANKS' MESSAGE TO THE TROOPS
CAMP AS SAYLIYAH, near Doha, Qatar - The following message was released by General Tommy Franks last night:
"The President of the United States - our Commander in Chief - in agreement with the leadership of our coalition partners has ordered the initiation of combat operations. Our objectives are clear. We will disarm Iraq and remove the regime that has refused to disarm peacefully. We will liberate the Iraqi people from a dictator who uses torture, murder, hunger, and terror as tools of oppression. We will bring food, medicines, and other humanitarian assistance to Iraqis in need. We will take care to protect innocent civilians and the infrastructure that supports them, and we will help the Iraqi people start anew to build a future of their own with a government of their choice.
You have my highest personal confidence and the confidence of your Commander in Chief. You are now in harm's way. Our task will not be easy, but we are fighting for a just cause and the outcome is not in doubt. I am proud of you - all that you have done and all you will achieve in the days ahead.
We will all do our duty. May God bless each of you, this coalition, and the United States of America."
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