“It is hard as an American to support the failure of American military operations in Iraq. Such failure will bring with it the death and wounding of many American service members, and many more Iraqis.” HardSupportMilitaryMembersIraqOperationsAmerican MilitaryMilitary Operations Author:Scott Ritter
“I have a great-great-great-grandfather who was a Confederate cavalry colonel, and I still have his military composite photo on my wall. The chemicals in the photo tint have changed over the years to the point that he looks green. One of my family members apparently still has the piece of paper that listed every thing in his pocket when he got shot.” YearsLooksStillsPiecesMilitaryChangedWallMembersPaperShotsMy FamilyGreenPocketsChemicalsGrandfatherFamily MembersColonelsConfederateCompositesGreat GrandfatherCavalry Author:Anson Mount
“Landowners and influential men of all kinds, especially members of political councils, ought to set an example to the people. The young members of rich families should offer themselves for military service. If not one of two sons, at least one of three sons should be ready to do so.” PeopleIfsMenShouldKindTwoYoungPoliticalThreeRichMilitaryExampleSonReadyOughtOffersMembersAll KindsCouncilInfluentialMilitary ServiceRich FamilyThree Sons Author:Chiang Kai-shek
“I've been a military lawyer for 33 years. A member of al Qaeda or their affiliate group can be detained under a law of war as long as their threat to our nation without a trial.” YearsLongWarLawNationsGroupsMilitaryMembersThreatLawyerTrialsAlsAl Qaeda Author:Lindsey Graham
“The appropriate place to really render honors, and to acknowledge the sacrifice that somebody has made is at the gravesite. And it's at the gravesite because that's where friends and family can be. That's where members of the military unit can gather.” MadeSacrificeMilitaryHonorMembersAcknowledgeAppropriateUnitsFamily And Friends Author:Brian Whitman
“NEGRO :; Member of a subgroup of the human race who hails, or whose ancestors hailed, from a chunk of land nicknamed not by its residents Africa. Superior to the Caucasian in that negroes did not invent nuclear weapons, the automobile, Christianity, nerve gas, the concentration camp, military epidemics, or the megalopolis.” HumansRaceChristianityLandMilitaryMembersWeaponsNuclearSuperiorsHuman RaceGasConcentrationNervesCampsAncestorNuclear WeaponsAutomobileEpidemicsHailChunksResidentsConcentration CampCaucasian Book:Stand on Zanzibar Source: Stand on Zanzibar
“The Germans gathered together ethnic divisions from all over Europe in which men of the same linguistic and cultural background could serve together. The Georgian SS division conducted itself with distinction in normal military action, but a good many people seem to think that anybody who was ever a member of the SS was automatically a war criminal.” PeopleThinkingMenWarSeemsActionTogetherMilitaryMembersNormalEuropeCriminalsBackgroundsDistinctionGood ManDivisionMilitary ActionGeorgians Author:Jeff Cooper
“I'm not an aspiring rapper, I'm not a gang member, I'm not a dope dealer, I don't have multiple babies momma's. I am an American by choice, I am a son, I am a brother, I am a military service member, I am a man who has lost complete faith in the system, when the system betrayed, slandered, and libeled me. I lived a good life and though not a religious man I always stuck to my own personal code of ethics, ethos and always stuck to my shoreline and true North. I didn't need the US Navy to instill Honor, Courage, and Commitment in me but I thank them for re-enforcing it. It's in my DNA.” MenNeedsChoicesLostReligiousMy OwnMilitarySonBrotherBabyHonorMembersEthicsCommitmentStuckCodeGood LifeRapperMultipleDnaBetrayedNavyGangDealerDopeInstillEthosMommaMilitary ServiceGang MembersTrue NorthShorelineCode Of Ethics Author:Christopher Dorner
“Good journalism is being criminalized or otherwise rendered perilous to its best practitioners. Attack a government agency like the CIA, or a Fortune 500 member ..., or the conduct of the military in Southeast Asia and you find yourself in deep trouble, naked and often alone.” GovernmentTroubleMilitaryMembersFortuneNakedJournalismAgencyFinding YourselfAsiaCiaGovernment AgenciesSoutheast AsiaGood Journalism Author:Daniel Schorr
“I was brought up in a very naval, military, and conservative background. My father and his friends had very typical opinions of the British middle class - lower-middle class actually - after the war. My father broke into the middle class by joining the navy. I was the first member of my family ever to go to private school or even to university. So, the armed forces had been upward mobility for him.” FirstsWarSchoolFatherForceOpinionClassMiddleMilitaryMembersMy FamilyUniversityConservativeBritishBackgroundsBrokeMiddle ClassTypicalNavyJoiningArmed ForcesMobilityNavalPrivate SchoolUpward Mobility Author:Christopher Hitchens
“I was never a member of the peace movement or a pacifist, nor was I ever carried away from a demonstration outside a military barracks. Perhaps that's why I don't feel the need to compensate for anything.” NeedsFeelsMilitaryMovementMembersDemonstrationPacifistCarried Away Author:Guido Westerwelle
“Somebody like me - I am a member of the Global Military Advisory Council on Climate Change, we've been at this for several years now. To have somebody like the Prince of Wales talk about something [like climate changes] elevates that conversation to a much higher level.” YearsLevelsMilitaryHigherConversationMembersClimateClimate ChangeLike MeCouncilHigher LevelWalesAdvisory Author:Chris Barrie
“President Clinton broke ground Saturday for the World War II memorial in Washington. He'll never have the military's full respect. However, after surviving ten female accusers, he's been made an honorary member of the Tailhook Association.” WorldMadeWarPresidentMilitaryTenMembersFemaleClintonBrokeWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiAssociationWorld War ISaturdaySurvivingMemorialEver AfterPresident ClintonAccusersHonorary Author:Argus Hamilton
“Iraqi Kurds, out of desperate necessity, have forged one of the most watchful and vigilant anti-terrorist communities in the world. Terrorists from elsewhere just can't operate in that kind of environment. Al Qaeda members who do manage to infiltrate are hunted down like rats. This conservative Muslim society did a better job protecting me from Islamist killers than the U.S. military could do in the Green Zone in Baghdad.” WorldKindJobsCommunityEnvironmentMilitaryMembersGreenConservativeTerroristManageDesperateZoneAlsKillersElsewhereRatsAl QaedaVigilantBetter JobsBaghdadForgedHuntedIslamistsKurdsGreen Zone Author:Michael Totten
“As nearly two dozen Secret Service agents and members of the military were punished or fired following a 2012 prostitution scandal in Colombia, Obama administration officials repeatedly denied that anyone from the White House was involved.” TwoHouseWhiteSecretMilitaryInvolvedMembersFollowingAgentsAdministrationOfficialsWhite HouseDeniedDozenScandalProstitutionNotableColombiaSecret Service Author:Carol D. Leonnig
“Some members, like Britain and France, are ready, willing and able to take action in Libya or Mali. Others are uncomfortable with the use of military force. Let's welcome that diversity, instead of trying to snuff it out.” TryingUseAbleActionForceMilitaryWillingReadyMembersDiversityWelcomeFranceUncomfortableBritainLibyaMilitary ForceSnuffMali Author:David Cameron
“I'm not a doctor, nor am I a member of the military. What I am is an appreciative, concerned American citizen, who was horrified when I heard about the horrendous rates of suicide (22 per day) and PTSD/TBI within our military. As such, I felt compelled to reach out to anyone who cared to listen, to try to help with this terrible situation. This is not just life and death - it is life and death for those who defend our freedom.” TryingHelpingFeltSituationHeardMilitaryCitizensTerribleMembersConcernedDoctorsSuicideRateLife And DeathReach OutPtsdCompelledAmerican CitizensAppreciative Author:Ken Wahl
“[Donald Trump] gets a 19 percent higher approval rating than [Hillary Clinton] does ,among military members.” DoeMilitaryTrumpHigherMembersPercentClintonApprovalRatingApproval Rating Author:Eric Bolling
“The leading members of ISIS were either tortured in US military prisons or in the prisons of the Shi'a government which the Americans put in place.” GovernmentMilitaryMembersPrisonIsisUs Military Author:Yanar Mohammed
“The sole relief I am asking for is to be released from military prison after serving six years of confinement as a person who did not intend to harm the interests of the United States or harm any service members.” YearsPersonsStatesInterestUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryMembersSixAskingPrisonHarmReliefServingSoleConfinement Author:Chelsea Manning
“There was sort of a negative association with the military. Maybe growing up in the South or being in a family with members of the military, I didn't have that negative connotation, but I did have this 'separate' connotation. I was ashamed to realize I had it and did not realize I had it until I was [in Iraq]. I was so impressed by the people I met over there and there was just a sense of connection and gratitude towards those people.” PeopleRealizingGrowing UpGrowingMilitaryGratitudeMetsMembersNegativeConnectionsSouthIraqAshamedAssociationImpressedConnotation Author:Stephen Colbert
“My father was a Party member and he was a pretty high rank military officer under the colonel, junior colonel, I don't know the term. He was a total Stalinist. A bit with a streak of anti-Semitism and very shrewd man, a very kind of nervous man.” KnowsMenKindFatherBitsTermPartyMilitaryMembersNervousOfficersJuniorsStreaksAnti SemitismColonels Author:Mikhail Baryshnikov