“I personally found Donald Trump's praise for Vladimir Putin troubling or even chilling, frankly. In a room full of military veterans, to be effusing about his great leadership and how strong he is and how popular he is, while disrespecting the American president and American generals, I don't know. That was, I think, not just troubling to me, but to a lot of listeners and I think, frankly, to a lot of Republican listeners as well.” ThinkingStrongPresidentMilitaryRepublicanPraiseVeteranChillGreat LeaderAmerican President Author:Philip Gordon
“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
“The power paradox is that we gain power by advancing the welfare of other people and yet when we feel powerful, it turns us into impulsive sociopaths and we lose those very skills. If you're in the military, you gain power by forging strong ties in your comrades. And then the irony is that once we feel powerful and we are taken with our own success, we ignore the skills that got us power in the first place.” PeopleStrongPowerfulTakenMilitaryIronyWelfareParadoxComradeSociopathImpulsive Author:Dacher Keltner
“From the standpoint of a Middle Eastern citizen, Americans look like a bully forcing our way of life on the Islamic way of life. The notion of purity is very important in Islam, and a lot of the negative warlike actions taken against us have to do with our physical presence in the Middle East. Osama bin Laden was trying to get the American, or protesting the American military presence in Saudi Arabia. It's not surprising that our strong presence in Iraq has produced a wave of resistance anger, extreme anger in some cases, and a permissive atmosphere that allows these people to go undetected.” PeopleTryingImportantActionStrongTakenMilitaryNegativeIslamWaveAtmospherePurityIslamicBullyEasternBin LadenOsama Bin Laden Author:John Updike
“The trans-Atlantic relationship is strong and must remain so. The U.S. is an ally in the camp of freedom. On security and military questions, whether in Iraq and Syria or in Africa, we are closely tied to one another.” StrongSecurityMilitarySyria Author:Emmanuel Macron
“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
“We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.” WellsOrderStrongForcePowerfulAchieveSecurityMilitaryObjectivesRelyNational SecurityCiviliansSecurity Forces Author:Barack Obama
“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
“Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong.” LifeWarStrongPeaceFourMilitaryStrengthLifetimeConservative Author:Ronald Reagan