“America is my home - I believe in her promise and I will do what I can to secure that promise for future generations of our children. America is great - not because of our military might or our economic strength - but because of the greatness of Americans, and I welcome the opportunity to stand shoulder to shoulder, side by side with all of you to preserve our heritage rich in "liberty and justice for all."” BelieveChildrenI CanHomeMightAmericaOpportunityI BelieveSidesJusticeLibertyRichGenerationsEconomicMilitaryGreatnessPromiseOur ChildrenI Believe InShouldersWelcomeSecurePreservesHeritageFuture GenerationLiberty And JusticeJustice For AllLiberty And Justice For All Author:Alberto Gonzales
“There are Arab countries providing arms I don't know who they are, nobody comes and tells you 'we are providing arms', but what I say is providing arms and ammunition started with certain countries, I'll name them: Russia and Iran to Syria, so it's normal the other side will seek help .... The last resolution adopted less than three weeks ago said all assistance [to the opposition fighters], all assistance including military, it was added.” KnowsSaidCountryHelpingLastsCertainThreeNamesSidesWeekMilitaryArmsNormalIncludingRussiaFighterOppositionIranResolutionProvidingSyriaAssistanceAdoptedAmmunition Author:Nabil Elaraby
“The idea of aerial military surveillance dates back to the Civil War, when both the Union and the Confederacy used hot-air balloons to spy on the other side, tracking troop movements and helping to direct artillery fire.” IdeasWarHelpingUsedSidesFireAirMilitaryMovementDirectHotUnionsCivil WarSpySurveillanceBalloonsArtilleryTrackingHot AirAir BalloonsHot Air Balloons Author:Michael Hastings
“Although military, economic and political strength certainly favors the more powerful side, the matter of simple justice is a counterbalancing factor.” MatterPoliticalSidesJusticeSimplePowerfulEconomicMilitaryEconomicsFavorsFactors Author:Jimmy Carter
“The dichotomies, the brokenness of the culture around things like the Vietnam war, and then a lot of it has to do with war and where we put our energy and money and attention. And the military industrial complex, which dominates our whole economy. Even with the vision of democracy in other places we know the dark side.” KnowsWarWholeCultureEnergySidesDarkAttentionVisionEconomyDemocracyMilitaryComplexesVietnamVietnam WarDark SideBrokennessDichotomyMilitary Industrial Complex Author:Anne Waldman
“The Palestinians are fighting with human suicide bombers, that's all they have. The Israelis... they've got one of the most powerful military machines in the world. The Palestinians have nothing. So who are the terrorists? I would make a case that both sides are involved in terrorism.” WorldHumansFightingSidesPowerfulCasesMilitaryInvolvedMachinesSuicideTerrorismTerroristMost PowerfulPalestinianBoth SidesBombersSuicide Bombers Author:Ted Turner
“If the new military elite is anything like the old one, it would, in any great crisis, tend to side with the Old Order and defend the status quo, if necessary, by force. In the words of the standard police bulletin known to all radio listeners, These men are armed -and they may be dangerous.” IfsMenMayOrderForceSidesKnownMilitaryDangerousStandardsPoliceCrisisRadioElitesListenersStatus Quo Author:Ferdinand Lundberg
“The entrance of the woman with equal rights into practical modern life, her new freedom, her finding herself side by side with men in the streets, offices, professions, factories, sports, and now even in political and military life, is one of those dissolutive phenomena in which, in most cases, it is difficult to perceive anything positive. In essence, all this is simply the renunciation of the woman's right to be a woman.” MenPoliticalLife IsSportsDifficultSidesCasesRightsStreetsModernMilitaryEqualOfficeFindingsEssenceProfessionPracticalsPerceiveFactoriesEqual RightsModern LifeEntrancesRenunciationMilitary Life Author:Julius Evola
“Israel is a big provider of military technology to Brazil and this has caused a big breach in the two sides of the government. On the one hand, you have the diplomatic side. On the other side, Brazil's military has been quoted in the local press as being quite upset that this diplomatic standoff could affect the military relationship.” Has BeensTwoHandsBigsGovernmentSidesTechnologyMilitaryPressesIsraelLocalsUpsetTwo SidesBrazilDiplomaticProvidersBreachStandoffs Author:Lourdes Garcia-Navarro
“I think that the religious and the military right wings are just two sides of the same coin if somebody uses God and religion and somebody uses country and security.” IfsThinkingTwoCountryUseSidesReligiousSecurityMilitaryWingsCoinsRight WingTwo Sides Author:Bassem Youssef
“You know, NATO as a military alliance has something called Article 5, and basically it says this: An attack on one is an attack on all. And you know the only time it's ever been invoked? After 9/11, when the 28 nations of NATO said that they would go to Afghanistan with us to fight terrorism, something that they still are doing by our side.” KnowsSaidStillsFightingNationsSidesMilitaryTerrorismAfghanistanArticlesOnly TimeAlliancesNato Author:Hillary Clinton
“Right now, where do we stand? Well right at the Russian border, both sides have been taking provocative actions, both sides are building up military forces. NATO forces are carrying out maneuvers hundreds of yards from the Russian border, the Russian jets are buzzing American jets. Anything could blow up in a minute.” WellsHas BeensActionForceSidesMinutesMilitaryBuildingRight NowBlowBordersYardsBoth SidesJetProvocativeNatoBuilding UpMilitary Force Author:Noam Chomsky
“Any incident could instantly blow up. Both sides [USA and Russia] are modernizing and increasing their military systems, including nuclear systems.” SidesMilitaryIncludingBlowNuclearRussiaUsaBoth SidesIncidents Author:Noam Chomsky
“I would love to see more investment to help our veterans. Donald Trump is talking about investing in the military - I imagine he wants to invest on the war side, but what we really need is to take care of our veterans, and invest in the VA hospitals, provide better mental health treatment, and help them find housing. That is a stain on America for all of us - Republican and Democrat.” WantNeedsWarHelpingCareAmericaSidesTalkingImagineMilitaryTrumpRepublicanMental HealthDemocratInvestmentInvestingTake CareTreatmentHospitalsVeteranHousingStainsOur Veterans Author:Nina Turner
“I think anybody currently running for the presidency on the Republican side by default would be a huge improvement over Obama in every area, including foreign policy and the use of the military.” ThinkingUseWould BeRunningSidesMilitaryPolicyHugeRepublicanAreasIncludingImprovementForeign PolicyPresidencyDefault Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I think in many ways, the Spanish Civil War was the first battle of World War II. After all, where else in the world at this point did you have Americans in uniform who were being bombed by Nazi planes four years before the U.S. entered World War II? Hitler and Mussolini jumped in on the side of Francisco Franco and his Spanish nationalists, sent them vast amounts of military aid, airplanes, tanks - and Mussolini sent 80,000 ground troops as well - because they wanted a sympathetic ally in power. So I think it really was the opening act of World War II.” ThinkingWorldWayYearsFirstsWellsWarWantedSidesFourMilitaryAmountBattleAidsOpeningPlanesWar Of The WorldsCivil WarAlliesWorld War IiFour YearsAirplaneWorld War ITroopsUniformsNaziTanksSympatheticFrancoSpanish Civil WarFrancisco Franco Author:Adam Hochschild
“There are markets extending from Mali, Indonesia, way outside the purview of any one government which operated under civil laws, so contracts weren't, except on trust. So they have this free market ideology the moment they have markets operating outside the purview of the states, as prior to that markets had really mainly existed as a side effect of military operations.” WayStatesMomentsGovernmentLawSidesEffectsMilitaryIdeologyOperationsContractsFree MarketIndonesiaExtendingSide EffectsMilitary OperationsMali Author:David Graeber