“The nuclear arms race has no military purpose. Wars cannot be fought with nuclear weapons. Their existence only adds to our perils.” WarPurposeRaceExistenceMilitaryArmsWeaponsAddNuclearNuclear WeaponsPerilArms RaceNuclear ArmsNuclear Arms Race Author:Lord Mountbatten
“It's quite clear that Gore won most of the votes. I think the accurate description for them is a military plutocracy. Having lived and worked in the United States, I must add that I don't want to make too much of the distinction between the Bush regime and its predecessors. I don't see a great deal of difference.” ThinkingWantStatesDifferencesUnitedDealsUnited StatesClearToo MuchMilitaryVoteAddDistinctionDescriptionRegimesAccurateGorePredecessorsPlutocracy Author:John Pilger
“As a military man who has given half a century of active service I say in all sincerity that the nuclear arms race has no military purpose. Wars cannot be fought with nuclear weapons. Their existence only adds to our perils because of the illusions they have generated. There are powerful voices around the world who still give credence to the old Roman precept - if you desire peace, prepare for war. This is absolute nuclear nonsense.” IfsMenWorldGivingStillsWarDesirePurposeGivenVoicePowerfulRaceExistenceHalfCenturyMilitaryArmsWeaponsIllusionAbsolutesAddActiveNuclearAround The WorldNonsenseSincerityNuclear WeaponsPerilArms RaceHalf A CenturyCredenceMilitary ManNuclear ArmsNuclear Arms Race Author:Lord Mountbatten
“Donald Trump is going to lower taxes, Hillary Clinton's going to raise taxes. He's going to add to our military, she's going to decrease our military. He's going to support the police at a time in which we've had the biggest increase in crime in the last 41 years. He's going to take on radical Islamic terrorism.” YearsLastsSupportMilitaryCrimeTrumpTaxesIncreasePoliceRaisesAddClintonTerrorismRadicalIslamicDecreaseIslamic Terrorism Author:Rudy Giuliani
“I mean, that's the least we should do for these men and women [veterans and military spouses], is to make sure they come back to jobs that pay, to career opportunities, that these spouses are able to add a second income to their households, because these families do not have a lot of resources.” MenShouldMeanAbleJobsOpportunityPayCareersMilitaryMen And WomenResourcesAddIncomeHouseholdSpouseVeteranCareer OpportunitiesMilitary Spouse Author:Michelle Obama
“On the other hand, you have to balance that against expanding our nuclear forces, add to our so-called depleted military, which is already more powerful than the rest of the world combined; attack in Syria, send forces to Syria, start bombing. Who knows what could be next?” KnowsWorldHandsNextForcePowerfulMilitaryBalanceAddNuclearSyriaExpandingBombing Author:Noam Chomsky
“I think the accurate description for the George W. Bush administration is a military plutocracy. Having lived and worked in the United States, I must add that I don't want to make too much of the distinction between the Bush regime and its predecessors. I don't see a great deal of difference.” ThinkingWantStatesDifferencesUnitedDealsUnited StatesToo MuchMilitaryAddAdministrationDistinctionDescriptionRegimesAccuratePredecessorsPlutocracy Author:John Pilger