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title: "7 Military Commanders Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [Military commanders do not want to be tried for war crimes, even if those crimes are committed online.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evgeny-morozov/military-commanders-do-not-want-to-be-tried-for-war-crimes-even-if/)

[Evgeny Morozov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evgeny-morozov/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3e/evgeny-morozov-2995_commanders_military-commanders-do-not-want-to-be-tr_146706.png)

> [Former President Donald Trump freed U.S. military commanders from unsound Obama-era constraints and enabled our troops to militarily defeat the ISIS caliphate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hagerty/former-president-donald-trump-freed-u-s-military-commanders-from/)

[Bill Hagerty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hagerty/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a6/bill-hagerty-5448_defeat_former-president-donald-trump-freed-u-s_438149.jpg)

> [“The appearance of precision and order are so important to military commanders because they are generally idiots who couldn’t plan a decent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-goff/the-appearance-of-precision-and-order-are-so-important-to-military/)

[Stan Goff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-goff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf6/stan-goff-22650_commanders_the-appearance-of-precision-and-order-ar_1230411.jpg)

> [I would let the military commanders give the commander in chief options rather than tell them what you want to hear. Not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/i-would-let-the-military-commanders-give-the-commander-in-chief/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/667/jeb-bush-1082_air_i-would-let-the-military-commanders-give_1258149.png)

> [“That’s the difference between good military commanders and good politicians, John Geary. You’ve shown me that a good military commander spends the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-campbell/that-s-the-difference-between-good-military-commanders-and-good/)

[Jack Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-campbell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/125/jack-campbell-27103_military-command_that-s-the-difference-between-good-milit_2048855.jpg)

> [I would be in support of giving the military commanders more latitude in their rules of engagement rather than be restricted to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-zinke/i-would-be-in-support-of-giving-the-military-commanders-more-latitude/)

[Ryan Zinke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-zinke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fe/ryan-zinke-5621_commanders_i-would-be-in-support-of-giving-the-mili_2593789.jpg)

> [I've already heard from some military commanders who feel they've been undercut by the vice president of the United States, and there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/i-ve-already-heard-from-some-military-commanders-who-feel-they-ve/)

[John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba7/john-mccain-465_commanders_i-ve-already-heard-from-some-military-co_2786840.png)

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