“One of the reasons why this country undertook military action in Iraq was that there are quite a few problems here, and perhaps attention needed to be deflected from those problems. It sometimes seems that the U.S. economy works successfully only if it gets a stimulus from the defense industry. So perhaps in addition to showing the power and the might of the United States internationally, another reason was to help the defense industry and to help the U.S. economy recover.” IfsCountrySometimesStatesReasonHelpingProblemSeemsMightActionUnitedAttentionUnited StatesEconomyMilitaryIndustryNeededIraqDefenseReason WhyStimulusMilitary Action Author:Mikhail Gorbachev
“Counting the numbers of troops is not going to define our success here.There is no military success, ultimately, to Afghanistan. The Afghans themselves are going to define what happens here. And we have to convince ourselves that we have a strategy in place that empowers them to do that and that is realistic in what our expectations are from them and on what schedule.” HappensNumbersMilitaryExpectationsStrategyEmpoweringConvinceRealisticAfghanistanTroopsSchedulesCounting Author:Rahm Emanuel
“The most powerful military country in the world, America - which makes all the guns, all the machinery, all the bullets - taught us how to shoot the guns.” WorldCountryAmericaPowerfulMilitaryTaughtGunMost PowerfulBulletsMachineryTaught Us Author:Muhammad Ali
“Take a look at the Supreme Court decision that just authorized an effort by U.S. claimants against Iran for terrorist acts. What are the terrorist acts? The terrorist acts are bombings of U.S. military installations in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, which Iran is claimed to have something to do with. Well suppose they did. That's not terrorism. I mean if we have a military base in Lebanon that while we're shelling Lebanese naval ships, the Navy is shelling Lebanese installations and somebody attacks [that's not terrorism].” IfsWellsLooksMeanDecisionEffortMilitaryCourtTerrorismTerroristSupremeShipsIranSupreme CourtNavyBombingArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisNavalLebanonInstallationCourt DecisionLebanese Author:Noam Chomsky
“We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it.” TryingFailingMilitaryDutyNeglect Author:Robert Baden-Powell
“The reason Donald Trump has supporters... I can go through the list for you. The issues are border/immigration, jobs, military, "make America great again..."” I CanReasonJobsAmericaIssuesMilitaryTrumpListsImmigrationBordersSupporter Author:Rush Limbaugh
“If military movies were automatically successful we'd make nothing but military movies. But seriously, patriotism is one thing that all Americans have in common.” IfsCommonSuccessfulOne ThingMilitaryPatriotism Author:Tommy Lee Jones
“The West is supporting, even financing the right-wing media, it is financing 'the opposition', encourages capital flight of billions of dollars, works closely with the local 'elites' to create 'deficits', 'uncertainty' and despair. It creates corruption scandals, and it even supports fake 'left' anti-government movements. And of course it is training and corrupting some key military cadres.” GovernmentCoursesLeftSupportMediaMilitaryMovementKeysDespairTrainingDollarsWingsWestCorruptionBillionsLocalsFlightUncertaintyFakeOppositionElitesScandalDeficitRight WingFinancingAnti GovernmentCadre Author:Andre Vltchek
“I still wanted to get into the NBA. I was still on the team, I was a starting point guard and I was on and off the team because of my grades. That was the thing, discipline, discipline, discipline, and then I was going home to a very strict dad. He ran the house like the military.” StillsHomeWantedHouseTeamMilitaryDadDisciplineStartingRanGradesNbaStrictStarting PointAnd OffGoing HomePoint Guard Author:Ryan Montgomery
“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
“We view Egypt as a good friend of America. We are in constant touch with them. We provide them economic and military assistance as part of our relationship.” AmericaViewsEconomicMilitaryConstantOur RelationshipGood FriendEgyptAssistance Author:Colin Powell
“We want to approach this in a multilateral way, talking with our friends, consulting with our security council colleagues in the United Nations, hoping to find a way to solve this peacefully, but at the same time recognising that unless the threat of military force is there, Iraq will not disarm.” WayWantForceNationsUnitedTalkingSecurityMilitaryApproachThreatIraqSolveColleaguesUnited NationsCouncilConsultingMilitary ForceSecurity Council Author:Colin Powell
“As a soldier and combat veteran, I believe American military forces should only be used in the defense and furtherance of our nation's vital interests.” ShouldBelieveUsedForceI BelieveNationsInterestMilitarySoldierDefenseCombatVeteranMilitary ForceAmerican MilitaryCombat Veterans Author:Joni Ernst
“Effective immediately, transgender Americans may serve openly, and they can no longer be discharged or otherwise separated from the military just for being transgender.” MayMilitaryTransgender Author:Ashton Carter
“If you want to serve the country, you recognize it's rough and tumble. And it's nothing like serving your country in the military.” IfsWantCountryMilitaryRoughServing Author:Mitt Romney
“We respect and honor very deeply those people who decide to serve their country in the military. But we certainly don't denigrate people who choose a different course, particularly when we have an all-volunteer army.” PeopleDifferentCountryCoursesMilitaryHonorArmyVolunteerVery Deep Author:Mitt Romney
“The problems in the world today are not political problems, they are not economic problems, and they are not military problems. The problems in the world today are spiritual problems. They have to do with what people believe. They have to do with our most fervently held thoughts and ideas about Life, about God, and most of all, about ourselves, and our very reason for living.” PeopleWorldBelieveIdeasReasonProblemTodaySpiritualPoliticalEconomicMilitaryWorld TodayEconomic ProblemsThoughts And Ideas Author:Neale Donald Walsch
“I think that President [Dwight] Eisenhower was... did the most marvelous job in the war, not really a military job: a public relations job, and it was essential that there should be a public relations job done in the post that he had.” ThinkingShouldWarDoneJobsPresidentMilitaryEssentialsRelationPostsMarvelousPublic RelationsDwightDwight Eisenhower Author:Malcolm Muggeridge
“Most people may not realize the tremendous value that therapy/companion/comfort animals have for the purposes of easing the suffering of those with PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), particularly within the military.” PeopleMayPurposeSufferingValuesRealizingAnimalBrainMilitaryComfortTherapyInjuryCompanionPtsdBrain InjuryTraumatic Brain Injury Author:Ken Wahl
“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
“I would like to think that we are on a move that could be like [Ronald] Reagan. Reagan appealed to the average working American: their patriotism, their love of country, the belief in their schools and their communities and their loyalty to the military and police, and the things that create stability and a good life.” ThinkingCountrySchoolMovingBeliefCommunityMilitaryPoliceAverageLoyaltyGood LifeStability Author:Jeff Sessions
“We have military bases all over the world, and that's purely to protect our portfolio abroad.Our investments, and our production, our exploitation of cheap labor and raw materials. We're on the scene to do that, and the military is there to see that it happens.” WorldHappensMilitaryMaterialsSceneProtectLaborBasesInvestmentProductionsExploitationRaw MaterialsPortfoliosCheap LaborMilitary Bases Author:Philip Berrigan
“Why do people like America? They say, well, you have the largest military in the world. Because you have more people, et cetera. They like America for what we stand for. And one of the things, and I feel proud to be, what this president's for, the last seven years, is we have once again aligned our basic fundamental beliefs and principles with our conduct. And it matters. It matters in terms of our security. It matters in terms of our ability to influence the world. It matters in our ability to succeed.” PeopleWorldFeelsYearsWellsMatterLastsAmericaBeliefPresidentTermAbilityPrinciplesInfluenceSecurityMilitaryProudSucceedFundamentalsSevenSeven YearsAbility To Succeed Author:Joe Biden
“A lot of military kids make a lot of moves but I only made the one, so it wasn't really an issue for me.” MadeKidsMovingIssuesMilitary Author:Robbie Lawler
“We've spent too much on how to destroy and blow up things with the military and too little on our health care, and too little on education, and it goes on.” LittlesCareToo MuchMilitaryGoes OnBlowHealth Care Author:Eleanor Smeal
“Our health as a society, our robustness as a community, as a nation, as a people, is not only dependent upon fiscal stability, military might, political strength - it's also dependent on a healthy planet.” PeopleMightPoliticalNationsCommunityMilitaryPlanetsHealthyDependentStability Author:Jeff Corwin
“We've allowed our military to decay, and we project weakness on the international stage.” StageMilitaryProjectsWeaknessInternationalDecay Author:Rick Scott
“That's my attitude on the military. I don't like telling the enemy what I'm doing.” AttitudeEnemyMilitaryMy Attitude Author:Donald Trump
“Hillary Clinton really transformed herself into a national security expert. She decided to join the Senate Armed Services Committee, and she became a real military wonk. She was famous for going to every subcommittee hearing and methodically questioning every lieutenant colonel from the Pentagon about defense procurement or selective service benefits. So that's where she really began to carve out and hone this reputation as a hawk that I think has followed her through the secretary of state years and then into the presidential campaign.” ThinkingYearsRealStatesSecurityMilitaryBenefitsDecidedClintonHearingDefenseCampaignsReputationPresidentialExpertsSenateTransformedQuestioningSecretaryCommitteesNational SecuritySelectiveHawksPentagonColonelsPresidential CampaignLieutenantsProcurementArmed Services Author:Michael Tomasky
“We can't discount how scary and shaken not just the Turkish government is, but Turkish society is. Imagine if you had some rump group of military officials here in the United States who started flying off with F-16s or other artillery and were taking shots at government buildings, and people were killed and injured. People would be scared and rightfully so.” PeopleIfsStatesGovernmentWould BeUnitedUnited StatesImagineGroupsMilitaryBuildingShotsScaredScaryFlyingOfficialsInjuredTurkishDiscountsArtillery Author:Barack Obama
“I grew up middle class, my best friends to this day are construction workers or military or whatever it is.” ClassMiddleMilitaryGrewGrew UpWorkersMiddle ClassThis DayConstructionMy Best FriendConstruction Workers Author:Miles Teller
“The U.S. military is investing in new storage technology because most of the weight that soldiers carry on their backs is batteries. Once that gets developed for the military, it will be expanded to civilians.” TechnologyMilitaryWeightInvestingSoldierCiviliansBatteriesStorage Author:Christiana Figueres
“I'm a military baby, and it makes me proud to know that I'm the child of two parents that served our country. I feel very connected to our country, and I'm honored to be an American.” KnowsFeelsChildrenTwoCountryParentMilitaryBabyProudConnectedOur CountryHonored Author:Ciara
“If you shell a military base and happen to kill civilians, you have not committed a war crime; if you deliberately target cities and towns, you have.” IfsWarHappensCitiesMilitaryCrimeTownsCommittedTargetShellsCiviliansWar CrimesCities And Towns Book:Fire Source: Fire
“I think that we're always gonna be in a position as Republicans and as conservatives where we gotta be willing to stand up for our conservative values. And certainly, you know, at the top of that list is a strong national defense, the importance of a United States military that is superior to all others in the world.” ThinkingKnowsWorldStatesValuesStrongUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryPositionWillingRepublicanImportanceConservativeDefenseListsSuperiorsNational DefenseConservative ValuesUnited States Military Author:Liz Cheney
“As Americans we've gotta make sure that we begin to rebuild and get our military the resources they need to defend us.” NeedsMilitaryResources Author:Liz Cheney
“I've seen videos, I've seen circumstances where men and women that have been in the military have come back and been treated unjustly by the country they have fought for, and have been murdered by the country they fought for, on our land. That's not right.” MenHas BeensCountryLandMilitaryCircumstancesMen And WomenVideoTreated Author:Colin Kaepernick
“In my opinion, provision of military support to illegal structures runs counter to the principles of modern international law and the United Nations Charter.” RunningLawNationsUnitedOpinionPrinciplesSupportModernMilitaryStructureInternationalIllegalUnited NationsProvisionCharterInternational Law Author:Vladimir Putin
“It is a major world power, and today it is an economic and military leader - no doubt about it. That is why America has a strong influence on the situation in the world in general.” WorldTodayAmericaStrongSituationLeaderDoubtInfluenceEconomicMilitaryMajorsNo DoubtMilitary LeaderWorld Power Author:Vladimir Putin
“It is well known that Russia has many interesting and promising developments in the military-technical sphere. We are ready to deliver the needed equipment and ready for joint cooperation in arms production with Brazilian specialists. This is an area that is very closely linked to high technology in general. In this respect, we hope to develop closer cooperation between the scientific communities in our two countries.” WellsTwoCountryCommunityInterestingKnownTechnologyMilitaryReadyArmsDevelopmentNeededAreasProductionsRussiaCooperationSpheresEquipmentWell KnownLinkedJointsSpecialistsTwo CountriesHigh Technology Author:Vladimir Putin
“When you have got military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, they're intended for one purpose. And that is to inflict as much damage on human beings in as short as time as possible.” HumansPurposeHuman BeingsMilitaryStyleWeaponsCapacityMagazinesDamageAssaultAssault Weapons Author:Mark Shields
“In 2009, US President [Barack] Obama said that the missile defense only serves as protection from Iranian nuclear missiles. But now there is an international treaty with Iran that bans Tehran from developing a potential military nuclear project.” SaidPresidentMilitaryProjectsInternationalProtectionDefenseNuclearBarackDevelopingIranMissilesBansTreatiesIranianPresident Barack ObamaUs PresidentTehranNuclear MissilesMissile Defense Author:Vladimir Putin
“The fact is that there was a long war in which Serbia and its capital Belgrade were bombarded and attacked with missiles. It was a military intervention of the West and NATO against the then rump Yugoslavia.” LongWarFactsMilitaryWestInterventionMissilesNatoSerbiaYugoslaviaBombardedMilitary InterventionBelgrade Author:Vladimir Putin
“However, there is a fundamental difference between the issue related to Japan's history and our negotiations with China. What is it all about? The Japanese issue resulted from World War II and is stipulated in the international instruments on the outcomes of World War II, while our discussions on border issues with our Chinese counterparts have nothing to do with World War II or any other military conflicts. This is the first, or rather, I should say, the second point.” WorldShouldFirstsWarDifferencesIssuesMilitaryConflictFundamentalsInstrumentsInternationalChinaChineseDiscussionBordersWar Of The WorldsOutcomesRelatedJapanWorld War IiWorld War INegotiationCounterparts Author:Vladimir Putin
“Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump basically share a policy of brute military strength. And both, I think, make a lot of Americans uneasy about our foreign policy going forward, which needs a frank discussion. Likewise on the issue of student debt and the future of our younger generation.” ThinkingNeedsIssuesGenerationsShareMilitaryPolicyStudentsTrumpClintonDebtDiscussionForeign PolicyFrankBrutesUneasyYounger Generation Author:Jill Stein
“Russia has two bases outside of Russia. America has 178 military bases throughout the world. Who's the aggressor?” WorldTwoAmericaMilitaryBasesRussiaAggressorsMilitary Bases Author:Jesse Ventura
“[Donald] Trump is speaking in Philadelphia on military matters. He's doing quite well. I want to join a little bit of this in progress just to give you a flavor for how Trump is sounding.” WantGivingWellsLittlesMatterBitsProgressMilitaryTrumpLittle BitFlavorPhiladelphia Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Getting a lot of applause, announcing military reforms and upgrades. It's a really good speech [of Donald Trump].” MilitaryTrumpSpeechReformApplauseAnnouncing Author:Rush Limbaugh
“[Donald] Trump's establishing his bona fides on military preparedness. No histrionics, just the facts.” FactsMilitaryTrumpPreparedness Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Donald Trump in Philadelphia, and he's delivering a very substantive speech on military preparedness, the status of the current military. He detailed the deterioration of the U.S. military in the past eight years and explained how he's going to rebuild it and why we need to, and it's a very tough audience. It's an expressly military audience, and they are of course listening for any sign that he's not really genuine here. I think, knocking this out of the park as far as that audience is concerned.” ThinkingNeedsYearsPastCoursesAudienceMilitaryListeningTrumpSpeechToughConcernedCurrentsEightGenuineParksKnockingPhiladelphiaDeliveringPreparednessDeterioration Author:Rush Limbaugh