“We often say that we fear no invasion from the south, but the armies of the south have already crossed the border - American enterprise, American capital is taking rapid possession of our mines and our water power, our oil areas and our timber limits.” WaterMinesLimitsAreasArmySouthPossessionOilBordersEnterpriseRapidsInvasionTimberWater Power Book:The Imperialist Source: The Imperialist
“The Japanese army is now prepared to use every means within its power to subdue its opponents. The objectives of the Japanese Expeditionary Forces are, as clearly set forth in statements issued by the Japanese Government, not only to protect the vested interests of Japan and the lives and property of the Japanese residents in the affected area, but also to scourge the Chinese Government and army who have een pursuing anti-foreign and anti-Japanese policies in collaboration with Communist influences.” MeanUseGovernmentForceInterestInfluencePolicyProtectAreasArmyPropertyPreparedStatementsObjectivesChineseOpponentsJapanAffectedCommunistCollaborationResidentsScourgeVery MeanVested InterestsChinese Government Author:Iwane Matsui
“The Halifax area has long played a major role in Canada's military operations, being the port of departure for convoys, naval task forces and army units over the past 100 years or so.” YearsLongPastForceRolesMilitaryMajorsAreasTasksArmyOperationsCanadaUnitsOver The PastPortDepartureNavalMilitary OperationsTask ForcesHalifax Author:Willie Morris
“I was told by journalists who can't publish it that there are in Mexico, close to the U.S. border, big areas that used to be devoted to agriculture that are now devoted to poppies. They say you can't get in there because they're guarded, first by the cartels, but also by the army, which goes hand in hand with the cartels.” FirstsHandsBigsUsedAreasArmyUsed To BeJournalistBordersMexicoDevotedAgriculturePublishHand In HandGuardedPoppiesCartels Author:Noam Chomsky
“Syria is in a state of war since its land was occupied for more than four decades, and the nature of the frontier in Syria implies that most of the army is in inhabited areas, most of the centers are in inhabited areas.” WarStatesFourLandAreasArmyDecadesSyriaFrontiers Author:Bashar al-Assad
“Talking about winning and losing is like if you're talking about two armies fighting on two territories, which is not the case. Those [terrorists] are gangs, coming from abroad, infiltrate inhabited areas, kill the people, take their houses, and shoot at the army. The army cannot do the same, and the army doesn't exist everywhere.” PeopleIfsTwoFightingHouseWinningTalkingCasesLosingAreasArmyTerroristTerritoryGangWinning And LosingFighting On Author:Bashar al-Assad
“What the army is doing is cleaning those areas, and the indication that the army is strong is that it's making advancement in that area. It never went to one area and couldn't enter to it - that's an indication. How could that army do that if it's a family army or a sect army ? What about the rest of the country who support the government ? It's not realistic, it doesn't happen. Otherwise, the whole country will collapse.” IfsCountryWholeGovernmentHappensStrongSupportAreasArmyRealisticCollapseCleaningAdvancementIndicationSects Author:Bashar al-Assad