General Otis is proclaimed American Military Governor of…

Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!

— William H. Prescott

“had never heard a president explicitly frame a decision as a direct order. With the American military, it is completely unnecessary. As secretary of…

— Robert M. Gates

National Review once opined, many years ago, that, every year, the Nobel peace prize should go to the U.S. secretary of defense: The American…

— Jay Nordlinger

The campaign in Iraq illustrates the continuing progress of military technology and tactics, but if there is a single overriding lesson it must be…

— Wesley Clark

Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue.

— Chester W. Nimitz

Old Glory represents our great American military and their sacrifices to ensure our freedom. This isn't a political issue. This is about Patriotism, and…

— Marjorie Taylor Greene

Unlike the Afghans and Iraqis, the South Korean people solidly supported the American military presence, which was part of a United Nations operation.

— John Eisenhower

Want to depose the government of a poor country with resources? Want to bash Muslims? Want to build support for American military interventions around…

— Stephen Kinzer

“The South Pacific was once the playground for ship-sick European sailors. Then it became the roistering barricade of the last great pirates. Next it…

— James A. Michener

I learned to be far more skeptical of what I'm told by presidents, no matter who the presidents are, and also to be much…

— Hillary Clinton

It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.

— Zell Miller

The U.S. couldn't play a military role in different areas like Iraq and Afghanistan without huge quantities of oil. So a shortage or disruption…

— Michael Klare

I'm post-cynical on this stuff. I look at the El Salvador model as the glory days: Why don't we just fund the death squads…

— Michael Hastings

As a soldier and combat veteran, I believe American military forces should only be used in the defense and furtherance of our nation's vital…

— Joni Ernst

Some of the American military obviously were thinking in terms of fighting a nuclear war. I was opposed to that.

— Helmut Schmidt