“You cannot possibly expect even the most illiterate person on Earth to believe that you really want a democracy in Iraq while you are paying Mubarak $3 billion a year to pretend he doesn't hate Israel. And you're providing the military and diplomatic umbrella that protects the fascist government, if you will, of the al Sauds.” IfsWantYearsBelievePersonsGovernmentEarthHateDemocracyMilitaryProtectIraqIsraelBillionsAlsProvidingFascistsUmbrellaDiplomaticIlliterateMubarakIlliterate Person Author:Michael Scheuer
“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
“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 do believe that the United Nations needs to have more exacting, more enhanced professional standards for the military peacekeepers that are deployed.” NeedsBelieveNationsUnitedMilitaryStandardsUnited NationsPeacekeepers Author:Alex J. Morrison
“Donald Trump'd rather believe Vladimir Putin than the military and civilian intelligence professionals who are sworn to protect us.” BelieveMilitaryTrumpProtectCiviliansPutin Author:Hillary Clinton
“I don't believe you can contain ideas by military force.” BelieveIdeasForceMilitaryDon't BelieveBelieve You CanMilitary ForceI Don't Believe You Author:Pierre Trudeau
“I believe military force can be used to redress or change the balance of power in the world, but I think that that's always a losing operation if you're not trying to do it in a way which corresponds to the basic desires of the people on whom you are acting.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldWayTryingBelieveUsedDesireForceI BelieveActingMilitaryBalanceLosingOperationsMilitary ForceRedressBalance Of Power Author:Pierre Trudeau
“We have a very large military community - veterans and others - who basically do believe in the militarism.” BelieveCommunityMilitaryVeteranMilitarism Author:Julianne Malveaux
“The reason we've always had a civilian in that job [Secretary of Defence] is because we really believe that it is policymakers who ought to control the military and not have the military control the military.” BelieveReasonJobsMilitaryOughtSecretaryCiviliansDefence Author:Leon Panetta
“I believe that the military-industrial complex is more important than ever. This is because the war in Kosovo gave fresh impetus not to the military-industrial complex but to the military-scientific complex. You can see this in China.” BelieveImportantWarI BelieveMilitaryComplexesChinaImpetusMilitary Industrial ComplexKosovo Author:Paul Virilio
“I believe that the American people should defend themselves if any attempt is made to take over the government by coup d'etat, whether by the military or the Marxists or any people who profess to be anarchists.” PeopleIfsShouldBelieveMadeGovernmentI BelieveMilitaryAnarchistMarxistCoups Author:Murray Bookchin
“Despite all the noise and hullabaloo - military cooperation, intelligence cooperation, all of that has continued. We have defended them consistently in every imaginable way. But I also believe that both for our national interests and Israel's national interests that allowing an ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians that could get worse and worse over time is a problem. And that settlements contribute.” WayBelieveProblemInterestMilitaryConflictIsraelNoiseDespiteAllowingCooperationPalestinianConsistentlyOngoingSettlementNational Interests Author:Barack Obama
“My evaluation of President George W. Bush is nothing personal. He's a lovely person. Sadly, I believe he will be remembered for taking us into war unnecessarily at the cost of thousands of American lives, injuries to tens of thousands of our troops, and trillions of dollars to our economy - enormous costs to our reputation, and undermining the capability of our military to protect us. That, I think, will be the overwhelming issue for which his presidency will be remembered: extensive damage to our country.” ThinkingBelievePersonsWarCountryI BelievePresidentEconomyIssuesMilitaryCostProtectDollarsLovelyEnormousReputationOur CountryRememberedDamageInjuryOverwhelmingCapabilityTroopsPresidencyAmerican LifeEvaluationOur TroopsUnderminingPresident George W BushLovely Person Author:Nancy Pelosi
“What you're gonna hear Jim Harbaugh say, many in this country are getting their backs up filled with rage and anger and disbelief, and they are threatened by this. Harbaugh believes in toughness in men, he believes in toughness in America, he believes in toughness in American men. You damn well want it in your Special Forces, gang. You want it with the Navy SEALs. You want it all over the United States military. You want manliness, you want toughness, you want bravery, you want courage.” MenWantBelieveWellsCountryStatesAmericaForceUnitedUnited StatesSpecialMilitaryBraveryFilledRageDamnThreatenedNavyGangDisbeliefSealsToughnessManlinessSpecial ForcesUnited States MilitaryNavy SealRage And Anger Author:Rush Limbaugh
“If you polled the military in Afghanistan as to how many think we should be there or not, the numbers would probably be similar to what the U.S. population believes. That's not because they're watching the news. But, hey, they are out there risking their lives. No one likes to be criticized and it really sucks to be criticized when you're risking your life.” ThinkingBelieveMilitaryAfghanistan Author:Michael Hastings
“I do believe that while Donald Trump... "Make America Great Again" is not just domestically and economically. I think Trump is very concerned. Look at the money he wants to spend on the military. I mean, he wants to blow through the military. What for, if not to use it, or to use it as a deterrent.” ThinkingBelieveMeanMilitaryConcernedBlow Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I do believe that the Kurds are in a difficult situation. They do have some American support. How consistent that will be is unclear. But they have built up a strong military, and they have begun to build the institutions of an autonomous life in Northern Syria. Turkey's enmity towards the Kurds and their desire to make sure there is no independent Kurdish state or even really autonomous enclave is going to push the Kurds into Bashar Assad's hands over time.” BelieveDesireStrongDifficultSituationSupportMilitaryIndependentConsistentSyria Author:Joshua Landis
“Conservatives believe that we need to defeat radical Islam not because we want war but because ISIS and other radical Islamist are enemies of peace and that's why we need a president, who in which under whom the best intelligence agencies in the world will find terrorists and the best military in the world will destroy them. And if we capture them alive, a president that will bring them to the United States. A president that will grant them a court-appointed lawyer, a president that will send these terrorists where they belong, to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.” WorldBelieveWarPresidentEnemyMilitaryIslamDefeatLawyerTerroristRadical Author:Marco Rubio
“This Iraq war has been the most "privatized" war in America's history. It has seen the most extensive use of contractors. The contractors have increased the costs; but they have been necessary - the military simply could not have done it on their own. we would have had to increase the size of the military. But the George W. Bush Administration wanted America to believe that it could have a war, essentially for free, without raising taxes, without increasing the size of the armed forces.” BelieveWarDoneMilitaryTaxesIraq WarArmed ForcesContractor Author:Joseph Stiglitz
“Since my election to Congress, I've always been interested in human rights. I really do believe that's America's strength. Yes, we have a strong military; yes, we have a strong economy. But what really makes America the unique nation it is, is that we speak up about human rights, and anti-corruption, and good governance, and democratic institutions. That's what America is known for. That's what inspires people around the world with U.S. leadership.” PeopleWorldBelieveSpeakStrongEconomyMilitaryInspireUniqueElectionDemocraticHuman RightsGood Governance Author:Ben Cardin
“Iran is a powerful country. Iran is a big country with a large population, natural resources, human resources. But we are a country that is content with its size, content with its geography. We have not engaged in any military adventures in the past 250 years. We don't see any of this as Iran trying to dominate this region. We see some people panicking in our region and we believe there is no need to panic. We are prepared to work with all our neighbors to ensure the security and prosperity of our region.” PeopleTryingBelieveCountryPastNaturalPowerfulSecurityMilitaryAdventureProsperityNeighborGeographyNatural ResourcesHuman Resources Author:Mohammad Javad Zarif
“My Army reserve service was in the 1990s. It was, more than anything else, an opportunity for me to express gratitude. My understanding of and admiration for the American armed forces is deeper, better informed as a result. I'm among those who believe that military or other citizen service should be an expected part of every American's life.” BelieveOpportunityUnderstandingMilitaryGratitudeArmyAdmirationArmed Forces Author:James M Strock
“War is to man what motherhood is to a woman. From a philosophical and doctrinal viewpoint, I do not believe in perpetual peace.” MenBelieveWarMilitaryPhilosophicalPerpetualViewpointsMaternityPerpetual War Author:Benito Mussolini
“Because of my own family's service (in the U.S. Army, Navy, and Massachusetts and New York National Guard), I am a strong supporter of the military and do believe that there are just wars.” BelieveWarStrongMy OwnMilitaryNew YorkArmySupporterNavyMassachusettsJust WarNational GuardArmy Navy Author:Camille Paglia
“History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.” BelieveWarGovernmentPeaceMoneyLibertyTeachMilitaryAnti WarAntiwarAggressionPeace WarGreat WarVeterans DayOur VeteransHonoring VeteransHonoring Our VeteransGreat Veterans DayThank A VeteranGovernment And SocietyThank You VeteranVeterans Day InspirationalCost Of WarWar VeteranVeteran AppreciationFunny Veterans DayVeterans Day AppreciationGovernment And PoliticsUs VeteransAnti GovernmentAnti ConservativeGovernment Welfare Book:Ronald Reagan Source: Ronald Reagan