--- title: "3 George Scratchley Brown Quotes - Famous Military officer (Addresses and statements)" description: "George Scratchley Brown was a United States Air Force general who served as the eighth chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-scratchley-brown-37974.jpg" --- ![Portrait of George Scratchley Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-scratchley-brown-37974.jpg) # George Scratchley Brown (1918–1978) Military Officer **3** quotes in **42** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet George Scratchley Brown was a military officer, best known for *Addresses and statements*. ## Quick Facts About George Scratchley Brown Born August 17, 1918 Died December 5, 1978 Profession Military Officer Notable works Addresses and statements ## About George Scratchley Brown George Scratchley Brown was a United States Air Force general who served as the eighth chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In this capacity, he served as the senior military adviser to the president of the United States, the National Security Council and the secretary of defense. Through the commanders of the unified and specified commands, he was also responsible for executing the decisions of the National Command Authorities regarding worldwide readiness and employment of combat forces of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. ## Quotes by George Scratchley Brown > [Now, in answer to the question would we use force in the Middle East. I don't know...I hope not. We have no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-scratchley-brown/now-in-answer-to-the-question-would-we-use-force-in-the-middle-east-i/) [George Scratchley Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-scratchley-brown/) [Answers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/answers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c5/george-scratchley-brown-76500_answers_now-in-answer-to-the-question-would-we-u_363858.jpg) > [We have the Israelis coming to us for equipment. We can say we can't possibly get the Congress to support a program…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-scratchley-brown/we-have-the-israelis-coming-to-us-for-equipment-we-can-say-we-can-t/) [George Scratchley Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-scratchley-brown/) [Can do](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/can-do/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff7/george-scratchley-brown-76500_can-do_we-have-the-israelis-coming-to-us-for-eq_2700726.jpg) > [2.2 billion worth of military equipment had been stripped from U.S. Forces in West Germany and America and shipped to Israel in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-scratchley-brown/2-2-billion-worth-of-military-equipment-had-been-stripped-from-u-s/) [George Scratchley Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-scratchley-brown/) [America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/355/george-scratchley-brown-76500_america_2-2-billion-worth-of-military-equipment_2710392.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-scratchley-brown/#itemlist", "name": "George Scratchley Brown Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Now, in answer to the question would we use force in the Middle East. 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