“The warning message we sent the Russians was a calculated ambiguity that would be clearly understood.” Would BePoliticalMilitaryMessagesUnderstoodWarningEyebrowsAmbiguity Author:Alexander Haig
“Unlike modern military codes, ancient texts are almost never purposely misleading, purposely scrambled. ... indeed, literacy was so uncommon until classical times that the very writing of a message sufficed to keep it from almost everybody.” WritingReadingHistoryModernMilitaryMessagesAncientCodeLiteracyMisleadUncommon Author:E. J. W. Barber
“At a time when we must seek to rebuild trust between law enforcement and the local community, I am deeply concerned that the deployment of military equipment and vehicles sends a conflicting message.” LawCommunityMilitaryMessagesConcernedLocalsVehicleEquipmentLaw EnforcementEnforcementDeploymentLocal CommunityMilitary Equipment Author:Eric Holder
“We really want to send the message that commanders need to understand and be accountable. We saw that with the Catholic Church. No one cared when they went after the priests, but when they focused on the bishops then things began to change. And we see that analogy working with the military.” WantNeedsChurchSawsMilitaryMessagesCatholicFocusedPriestsCommandersCatholic ChurchBishopsAnalogiesNo One Cares Author:Amy Ziering
“Some in my party threaten to send a message that they don't know a just war when they see it, and more broadly that they're not prepared to use our military strength to protect our security and the cause of freedom.” KnowsWarUseCausesPartySecurityMilitaryProtectMessagesPreparedJust War Author:Joe Lieberman
“It [9/11 event] was aimed at symbols: the World Trade Center, the heart of American capitalism, and the Pentagon, the headquarters of the American military establishment. But it was not meant to be argued with. It wasn't part of any negotiation. No message was intended with it. It spoke for itself, which is unusual.” WorldHeartMilitaryEventsMessagesCapitalismTradeSymbolsSpokesMeant To BeUnusualEstablishmentNegotiationPentagonWorld TradeWorld Trade CenterHeadquartersAmerican MilitaryAmerican CapitalismWere Not Meant To Be Author:Edward Said
“Potentially, the U.S. military has the ability to stop messages from being delivered or can alter commands without ISIS knowing.” AbilityKnowingMilitaryMessagesCommandIsis Author:Dina Temple-Raston
“It would seem to be the case that pressure on Iran to acquire nuclear weapons is almost totally driven by their need for a deterrent capability to avoid the fate of Iraq, Libya. The use of American military force in Syria thus sends exactly the opposite message as supposedly desired to the leadership in Tehran - and to others. North Korea has been dealt with diplomatically because it has the bomb and might use it if provoked.” IfsNeedsHas BeensUseSeemsMightForceCasesFateMilitaryMessagesWeaponsOppositesPressureIraqDrivenNuclearBombsAcquireIranCapabilityNuclear WeaponsSyriaKoreaNorth KoreaLibyaProvokedMilitary ForceDeterrentTehranAmerican MilitaryMight Use Author:Richard A. Falk
“I think the primary message to the world is that the United States is going to remain the strongest military power in the world.” ThinkingWorldStatesUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryMessagesPrimariesStrongestMilitary Power Author:Leon Panetta
“It is an exaggeration to call the Hamas and Islamic Jihad announcement a military alliance. It is rather a message that our people are united in the face of Israeli aggression.” PeopleFacesUnitedMilitaryMessagesIslamicAggressionIsraeliAlliancesExaggerationJihadAnnouncementsHamasExaggeration Is Author:Ahmed Yassin