“Nine years ago on September 14, 2001, I placed the lone vote against the 'Authorization for Use of Military Force' - an authorization that I knew would provide a blank check to wage war anywhere, at any time, and for any length.” YearsWarUseForceMilitaryYears AgoVoteNineChecksLengthBlankSeptemberLoneNine YearsMilitary ForceBlank Check Author:Barbara Lee
“Our military is overextended. Nine out of 10 active-duty Army divisions are either in Iraq, going to Iraq or have come back from Iraq. One way or the other, they're wrapped up in it.” WayMilitaryDutyArmyIraqActiveNineOne WayDivision Author:John F. Kerry
“Let's not forget: This all began when you had eight- and nine-year-old children writing graffiti on walls. Their parents were told: "You will never see them again. If you want to have children, go to your wife and make new ones." [Bashar] Assad's people rebelled. He crushed them brutally. But his military could not protect him. So he asked the Iranians to come in and help.” PeopleIfsWantWritingYearsChildrenHelpingParentForgetWifeMilitaryWallProtectEightNineCrushedNine YearsGraffitiAssad Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“We were in the Arabian Desert for nine months. And I was having the time of my life. It could have been an archeological expedition, a military expedition.” Has BeensMilitaryMonthsTravelNineDesertFunny TravelCould Have BeenExpeditionsNine MonthsTime Of My LifeArabian Author:Peter O'Toole