“From education to broadband, from building roads and bridges to supporting the military, Barack Obama is delivering for North Carolina. And he is delivering for America. A growing middle class is the foundation for a strong America.” AmericaStrongClassGrowingMiddleMilitaryBuildingFoundationBarackBridgesMiddle ClassCarolinaDeliveringNorth CarolinaBroadbandStrong AmericaBuilding Roads Author:Bev Perdue
“America's military is the best in the world, but this president [Barack Obama] is hollowing out our military. We need a commander in chief that believes in American exceptionalism again.” WorldNeedsBelieveAmericaPresidentMilitaryChiefsBarackCommandersPresident Barack ObamaCommander In ChiefExceptionalismAmerican Exceptionalism Author:Bobby Jindal
“Speaker John Boehner complained that Barack Obama ordered the U.S. military into combat in Libya without clearly defining the mission to the American people and Congress. See, apparently, you're only allowed to do that when invading Iraq.” PeopleMilitaryCongressIraqMissionsBarackCombatSpeakersDefiningLibyaInvadingInvading Iraq Author:Jay Leno
“Everyone is so concerned now where all of the candidates are born. McCain was born on a military base in Panama. Hillary was born outside Chicago, and if you believe the media, Barack Obama was born in a manger.” IfsBelieveBornMediaMilitaryConcernedBarackCandidatesChicagoIf You BelieveMccainPanama Author:Jay Leno
“We turned our back on Israel, our ally. You know, and a situation like that, of course [Barack]Obama's not going to be able to do anything. I would shore up our military first, because if you don't get the military right, nothing else is going to work.” IfsKnowsFirstsAbleCoursesSituationMilitaryIsraelBarackShoreAlliesGoing To Work Author:Benjamin Carson
“It cannot be an American fight. And I think what the president [Barack Obama] has consistently said - which I agree with - is that we will support those who take the fight to ISIS. That is why we have troops in Iraq that are helping to train and build back up the Iraqi military, why we have special operators in Syria working with the Kurds and Arabs, so that we can be supportive.” ThinkingSaidHelpingFightingPresidentSupportSpecialMilitaryAgreeTrainIraqBarackTroopsConsistentlySyriaSupportiveIsisPresident Barack ObamaOperatorsKurdsTroops In Iraq Author:Hillary Clinton
“Regarding national security, we need to restore the defense cuts of Barack Obama to rebuild our military, to destroy ISIS before it destroys us. Regarding economic security, we need to take power and money away from Washington D.C. and empower American families so that they can rise up again.” NeedsCuttingEconomicSecurityMilitaryDefenseBarackEmpoweringNational SecurityIsisAmerican FamilyEconomic Security Author:Jeb Bush
“Around the world, America's influence has declined while this president [Barack Obama] has destroyed our military, our allies no longer trust us, and our adversaries no longer respect us.” WorldAmericaPresidentInfluenceMilitaryDestroyedAround The WorldBarackAlliesAdversariesPresident Barack Obama Author:Marco Rubio
“We have the world's best military, even though he (President Barack Obama) has done everything he can to diminish it.” WorldDonePresidentMilitaryBarackDiminishPresident Barack ObamaBest Military Author:Benjamin Carson
“This president [Barack Obama] is undermining our military. This president is more interested in funding Planned Parenthood than in funding the military.” PresidentMilitaryBarackParenthoodFundingPresident Barack ObamaUnderminingPlanned Parenthood Author:Marco Rubio
“This president [Barack Obama] is undermining the constitutional basis of this government. This president is undermining our military. He is undermining our standing in the world....The damage he has done to America is extraordinary.” WorldDoneGovernmentAmericaPresidentMilitaryStandingBasesExtraordinaryBarackDamagePresident Barack ObamaUndermining Author:Marco Rubio
“[Barack] Obama has betrayed Israel, gutted the military, and apologized on ten world tours.” WorldMilitaryTenIsraelBarackBetrayed Author:Marco Rubio
“Barack Obama's a terrible commander-in-chief. He is gutting our military. It's not an exaggeration.” MilitaryTerribleChiefsBarackCommandersExaggerationCommander In Chief Author:Marco Rubio
“The question's whether or not there's an American interest in the Civil War [in Syria]. The question is whether or not a military strike on [Bashar] Assad will cause him to be encouraged to use more weapons or discouraged. It's easy enough to say - and the president [Barack Obama] says though this will teach him a lesson - but his military strike is intended not to target him individually, not to bring about regime change.” WarEnoughUseCausesEasyPresidentInterestTeachMilitaryLessonsWeaponsStrikesBarackCivil WarTargetRegimesSyriaDiscouragedPresident Barack ObamaAssadBe EncouragedRegime Change Author:Rand Paul
“Shaking up whole region means that Israel needs the US for its safety and military camps are "flourishing" everywhere in the Middle East. It has been said that Barack Obama is less interested in the Middle East. I don't think so. This mess has been created and maintained. Maybe the US is pretending to be less interested, however, it allows them to take their power back when it comes to security.” ThinkingNeedsMeanHas BeensSaidWholeMiddleSecurityMilitarySafetyIsraelEastMessBarackRegionsPretendingCampsMiddle EastShakingBack WhenFlourishing Author:Tariq Ramadan
“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
“[Barack Obama] is sending more troops [to Afghanistan], but they have also realized that we are not going to win that war through guns and tanks. We have to engage the neighbors, and it is good that there is a non-military strategy in addition to a military strategy. It is, at least, encouraging. Whether it will work or not, the jury is still put.” StillsWarWinningMilitaryGunStrategyNeighborBarackAfghanistanTroopsTanksJuryMilitary Strategy Author:Khaled Hosseini
“[Barack] Obama's out there saying it's the number one national security threat [climate change], and he's got his Joint Chiefs of Staff out there planning American battles, military engagements on that basis.” NumbersSecurityMilitaryBattleBasesThreatClimateClimate ChangePlanningChiefsBarackEngagementStaffNational SecurityJointsChief Of Staff Author:Rush Limbaugh
“The president [Barack Obama] asked for a commitment of, I think, 100,000 jobs for veterans and military spouses over the next couple of years. And we announced during the tour last week that we have gotten more than 60,000 jobs, and we're well on our way to just crashing that goal out of the water, because what businesses are understanding is that these men and women are some of the most highly trained resources that we have in this country.” ThinkingMenWayYearsWellsCountryJobsLastsNextUnderstandingGoalPresidentWaterWeekMilitaryCoupleMen And WomenCommitmentResourcesBarackSpouseVeteranPresident Barack ObamaMilitary Spouse Author:Michelle Obama
“I'm very pleased this military engagement together with a political road map that we developed, we were able to continue. We want to bring about a political solution there. We worked very closely together [with Barack Obama] on the issue of annexation of Crimea and Russia's attempt to actually conquer Ukraine and actually, they did so, conquer part of the territory. We tried to come to a peaceful settlement here on this.” WantAbleTogetherPoliticalIssuesMilitarySolutionsRussiaPeacefulConquerBarackMapsTerritoryEngagementUkraineSettlementRoad MapsCrimeaAnnexation Author:Angela Merkel
“I am sorry to be so blunt, but I do not see much ambiguity here. [Barack] Obama was late to affirm the Egyptian revolution as a democratic movement, and even then he was eager to have installed those military leaders who were known for their practices of torture. And now he is quick to make allies with the Muslim Brotherhood for tactical reasons as well (though earlier that same administration stoked Islamophobic fear about that very political party).” WellsReasonPoliticalPartyKnownLeaderPracticeMilitaryMovementRevolutionLateDemocraticSorryAdministrationBarackTortureAlliesBrotherhoodPolitical PartiesAmbiguityBluntEgyptianI Am SorryAm SorryTacticalMilitary LeaderMuslim BrotherhoodEgyptian Revolution Author:Judith Butler
“I will not cut our military budget by a trillion dollars, which is a combination of the budget cuts Barack Obama has, as well as the sequestration cuts. That, in my view, is making our future less certain and less secure.” WellsCertainViewsCuttingMilitaryDollarsSecureBarackCombinationBudgetsOur FutureMilitary BudgetBudget Cuts Author:Mitt Romney
“I look around the world, I don't see America's influence growing around the world. I see our influence receding, in part because of the failure of Barack Obama to deal with our economic challenges at home; in part because of our withdrawal from our commitment to our military in the way I think it ought to be; in part because of the turmoil with Israel.” ThinkingWorldWayLooksHomeAmericaChallengesDealsGrowingInfluenceEconomicMilitaryOughtCommitmentIsraelAround The WorldBarackTurmoilWithdrawal Author:Mitt Romney
“We need to look at [Osama bin Laden killing ] as a great victory for the American military and intelligence personnel and for the American people. A lot of bravery and courage displayed by those folks on behalf of all of us. It's also a good day for the administration. I think President [Barack] Obama and his national security team acted on the intelligence when it came in, and they deserve a lot of credit, too.” PeopleThinkingNeedsLooksPresidentTeamSecurityMilitaryVictoryDeserveBraveryKillingFolksCreditAdministrationBarackNational SecurityBehalfGood DayBin LadenPresident Barack ObamaOsama Bin LadenPersonnelBravery And CourageAmerican MilitaryGreat Victory Author:Sarah Palin
“Inside the White House there were always extreme amounts of doubt about whether they should be escalating in Afghanistan. In fact, most of the president's advisers said, "This is probably not going to work." A lot of people in the military said, "This is probably not going to work." If the thumbnail version of the Iraq war was that George W.Bush lied about mass destruction weapons, the thumbnail version of Barack Obama's war in Afghanistan is that the generals pushed him into a war he didn't want to fight.” PeopleWarFightingHouseDoubtMilitaryDestructionBarackAfghanistanGoing To WorkLiedIraq War Author:Michael Hastings
“The military sensed weakness, exploited it and played Barack Obama. Obama's foreign policy has been consistently hawkish despite this reluctant warrior schtick that he pulls. But at the end of the day a reluctant warrior is still a warrior. Look at the drone strikes, the tripling of the war in Afghanistan, and now Libya. I'm convinced that had Obama been in the Senate in 2003 he would have voted for the Iraq war. He's clearly easily convinced by his advisers and the Pentagon.” WarMilitaryPolicyWeaknessWarriorBarackAfghanistanForeign PolicyConsistentlyIraq War Author:Michael Hastings
“Under the Barack Obama rules, if you wanted to help the military, if you wanted a pay raise for the soldiers, if you wanted to buy new airplanes and new ships and more munitions, a dollar for that, you had to have a dollar domestic spending. We just broke that parity. That's the biggest victory we could have had: $25 billion year over year for our military, to begin to rebuild our military, without that kind of corresponding increase in domestic discretionary spending.” KindHelpingMilitaryVictorySoldierBarackBrokeAirplane Author:Paul Ryan