As a soldier and combat veteran, I believe American military forces should only be used in the defense and furtherance of our… — Joni Ernst Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Hastings Copy Share Image
The U.S. couldn't play a military role in different areas like Iraq and Afghanistan without huge quantities of oil. So a shortage… — Michael Klare Copy Share Image
I learned to be far more skeptical of what I'm told by presidents, no matter who the presidents are, and also to… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
“The South Pacific was once the playground for ship-sick European sailors. Then it became the roistering barricade of the last great pirates.… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
Want to depose the government of a poor country with resources? Want to bash Muslims? Want to build support for American military… — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
Unlike the Afghans and Iraqis, the South Korean people solidly supported the American military presence, which was part of a United Nations… — John Eisenhower Copy Share Image
Old Glory represents our great American military and their sacrifices to ensure our freedom. This isn't a political issue. This is about… — Marjorie Taylor Greene Copy Share Image
Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue. — Chester W. Nimitz Copy Share Image
The campaign in Iraq illustrates the continuing progress of military technology and tactics, but if there is a single overriding lesson it… — Wesley Clark Copy Share Image
National Review once opined, many years ago, that, every year, the Nobel peace prize should go to the U.S. secretary of defense:… — Jay Nordlinger Copy Share Image
“had never heard a president explicitly frame a decision as a direct order. With the American military, it is completely unnecessary. As… — Robert M. Gates Copy Share Image
Some of the American military obviously were thinking in terms of fighting a nuclear war. I was opposed to that. — Helmut Schmidt Copy Share Image
There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict… — George S. Patton Copy Share Image
Speaking as a New Yorker, I found it a shocking and terrifying event [9/11], particularly the scale of it. At bottom, it… — Edward Said Copy Share Image
The American military is always prepared to protect our interests, and live up to our commitments. — Lloyd Austin Copy Share Image
“The nations of the earth through the centuries of time have waged war to gain territory. I think ours is the only… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
The Afghan security forces will always have the help of the U.S. American military to ensure that Afghanistan never fails. — Lindsey Graham Copy Share Image
We need to look at [Osama bin Laden killing ] as a great victory for the American military and intelligence personnel and… — Sarah Palin Copy Share Image
“It is important not to latch onto some strategic fad to justify radical cuts in the U.S. Army or Marine Corps. For… — Michael O'Hanlon Copy Share Image
When I first went to jail in 1960 with seven classmates trying to use their public library against the backdrop of my… — Jesse Jackson Copy Share Image
“Lt. Gen. Zinni has distilled his experiences in a talk on “twenty lessons learned”that feels like a modern appendix to the Small… — Thomas E. Ricks Copy Share Image
It is vital that Iraq and the United States together send the clearest possible signal that those who commit acts of violence… — Ike Skelton Copy Share Image