“My view is there will be problems and bad people as long as the earth exists, and since we're moving into a completely interdependent global environment, we're better off building a world we'd like to live in when the United States are not the only military superpower. That is, we need to build a world of shared responsibility, shared benefits, and shared commitment to our common humanity.” PeopleWorldNeedsLongStatesProblemEarthMovingHumanityUnitedViewsCommonResponsibilityUnited StatesEnvironmentMilitaryBuildingBenefitsCommitmentBetter OffBad PeopleSuperpowerCommon HumanityShared Responsibility Author:William J. Clinton
“I'm not an aspiring rapper, I'm not a gang member, I'm not a dope dealer, I don't have multiple babies momma's. I am an American by choice, I am a son, I am a brother, I am a military service member, I am a man who has lost complete faith in the system, when the system betrayed, slandered, and libeled me. I lived a good life and though not a religious man I always stuck to my own personal code of ethics, ethos and always stuck to my shoreline and true North. I didn't need the US Navy to instill Honor, Courage, and Commitment in me but I thank them for re-enforcing it. It's in my DNA.” MenNeedsChoicesLostReligiousMy OwnMilitarySonBrotherBabyHonorMembersEthicsCommitmentStuckCodeGood LifeRapperMultipleDnaBetrayedNavyGangDealerDopeInstillEthosMommaMilitary ServiceGang MembersTrue NorthShorelineCode Of Ethics Author:Christopher Dorner
“Every time we have come to the end of a conflict, somehow we have persuaded ourselves that the nature of mankind and the nature of the world have changed on an enduring basis and so we have dismantle our military and intelligence capabilities. My hope is that as we wind down in Iraq and whatever the level of our commitment in Afghanistan, that we not forget the basic nature of humankind has not changed.” WorldEndsForgetLevelsMankindMilitaryChangedWindConflictCommitmentBasesEndureIraqAfghanistanCapabilityHumankindNature Of Man Author:Robert M. Gates
“The late Rev. Peter Gomes at The Memorial Church at Harvard was a true mentor to me when I was in college. He instilled in me a commitment to service, saying that it's not enough to believe in service, or support those who serve - you ought to find a way yourself to serve. When I looked at different options after college, nobody inspired me more than the 18- and 19-year-olds who serve on the front lines of our nation's military. Serving with them in the Marines as we together served our country was the greatest honor of my life to date.” WayYearsBelieveDifferentCountryEnoughTogetherNationsChurchLinesSupportMilitaryFrontsCollegeOughtHonorLateCommitmentInspiredOur CountryServingPeterMentorMarineMemorialHarvardTrue Man Author:Seth Moulton
“The use of our military in combat should first require declaration of war. I have long called for reinstating the military draft, simply because I believe strongly that a national decision to go to war must also include a broad commitment to share its burdens. Whenever Congress decides to fund a war or other U.S. combat activities, it must provide a means to pay for it-then and there-not later. If we don't have the will to fully share the burdens of war, then we have no right to send our sons and daughters into harm's way.” IfsWayShouldFirstsBelieveMeanLongWarUseI BelieveDecisionPayShareMilitarySonActivityDaughterCommitmentCongressBurdenHarmFundBroadsCombatDeclarationSon And DaughterDeclaration Of War Author:Charles Rangel
“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 offer a better way for America with ideas that actually work, a reformed tax code that rewards free enterprise instead of just enterprising lobbyists. A reformed health care system that operates by free choice instead of by force and doesn't leave you answering to cold, clueless bureaucrats. A commitment to a renewed commitment to building a 21st Century military and giving our veterans the care that they were promised and the care that they earned.” WayGivingIdeasCareAmericaChoicesForceCenturyMilitaryBuildingColdOffersTaxesCommitmentRewardsHealth CareCodeEnterprise21st CenturyVeteranBetter WaysBureaucratsFree EnterpriseLobbyistsCluelessOur VeteransFree ChoiceHealth Care SystemEnterprising Author:Paul Ryan
“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 provide an enormous amount of resources, particularly with regard to military resources, to countries all over the world. And in many cases, those countries are not compensating the American taxpayer for the commitment that we're making to their security.” WorldCountryCasesSecurityMilitaryAmountCommitmentResourcesRegardEnormousTaxpayers Author:Mike Pence
“The American financial and military commitment really only kicks in with Korea. Not that Korea was the real game for the Americans; their real fear was that this was just the prelude to a second Korea in Germany. We now know from the Soviet archives that the last thing Stalin was going to do was start a war in Central Europe. The Americans didn't know that, and it was the fear that he might which transformed NATO from a sort of shell game into a real military alliance. That total commitment basically transformed the Marshal Plan into military aid.” WarRealMilitaryCommitmentFinancialAidsSovietNato Author:Tony Judt
“The president Donald Trump, unlike previous administrations, has made a real commitment. That is the denuclearization of the peninsula is the mandate. That is what we are going to achieve. The president has made very clear that we're going to do everything we can to do that in a way that doesn't involve military action but has equally made clear that we're not going to stand for allowing Kim Jong-un to hold Los Angeles, or Denver, or New York at risk.” RealActionPresidentRiskAchieveMilitaryCommitmentLos Angeles Author:Mike Pompeo