“I don't run democracy. I train troops to defend democracy and I happen to be their surrogate father and mother as well as their commanding general.” WellsHappensRunningMotherFatherDemocracyMilitaryTrainTroopsSurrogates Author:Alfred M. Gray
“Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) moved from a legitimate to a charismatic role, reversing the course followed by Washington. Yet therewere surface similarities in their careers. Both led military rebellions against English monarchs--Cromwell against Charles I, Washington against George III. Each took local militia--the "train bands" of Cromwell, the colonial levies of Washington--and forged professional armies on a national scale. Each infused a new ethos in his troops--a religious spirit in Cromwell's case, a post-colonial American identity in Washington's.” SpiritCoursesReligiousCareersRolesCasesMilitaryIdentityBandArmyMovedTrainSurfaceScalesLocalsPostsRebellionTroopsSimilarityMonarchsMilitiaForgedCharismaticEthosCromwellAmerican IdentityCharles I Author:Garry Wills
“It cannot be an American fight. And I think what the president [Barack Obama] has consistently said - which I agree with - is that we will support those who take the fight to ISIS. That is why we have troops in Iraq that are helping to train and build back up the Iraqi military, why we have special operators in Syria working with the Kurds and Arabs, so that we can be supportive.” ThinkingSaidHelpingFightingPresidentSupportSpecialMilitaryAgreeTrainIraqBarackTroopsConsistentlySyriaSupportiveIsisPresident Barack ObamaOperatorsKurdsTroops In Iraq Author:Hillary Clinton
“You bomb ISIL. You're not trying to bomb innocent people. And that requires intelligence and confidence in our military to be able to develop the kinds of targets that we need. We're already doing Special Forces, who are going to help us gather that intelligence and help advise and assist and train local forces so that they can go after ISIL in areas like Raqqah and Mosul.” PeopleNeedsTryingKindHelpingAbleForceSpecialMilitaryAreasTrainLocalsInnocentBombsTargetAdviseIsilSpecial Forces Author:Barack Obama
“There is a price you pay if you want to train military personnel - they don't all come back.” IfsWantPayMilitaryTrainPersonnelMilitary Personnel Author:Dan John
“Being in the military just lets you know how helpless you are. You could train forever but you're still at the mercy of someone in the Pentagon, or somebody in the rear moving you around like a chess piece.” KnowsStillsMovingKnow HowForeverPiecesMilitaryMercyTrainChessHelplessPentagonChess Pieces Author:Ice T
“I think America should amass a strategy for success, and set out the milestones. We need to help the Iraqis get their democracy up and running, we've got to help them train their military and police and security people, and we've got to start moving out.” PeopleThinkingNeedsShouldHelpingRunningAmericaMovingDemocracySecurityMilitaryPoliceStrategyTrainMilestoneMoving Out Author:Barbara Boxer
“One thing the military does far better than business is train its own leaders. I can't go to IBM and hire a battalion commander. They don't have any.” DoeI CanLeaderOne ThingMilitaryTrainCommandersIbm Author:Colin Powell
“The military played polo. Polo, really, started as a game to train for war.” WarMilitaryTrain Author:Nacho Figueras