Action Quote by Ben Rhodes

That's what separates out American democracy from dictators and horrible governments across the world and the reason why that works is that we have…

— Charles R. Chamberlain

I'm not a policy and a strategy guy. I'm - you know, the military basically supports what the president wants, the decisions that he…

— Michael Mullen

Under our Constitution, military leaders have no choice but to endorse the president's decision after giving him their best advice.

— Robert Kagan

If members of Congress were to vote to allow a military action, they might then share the blame if the mission were to go…

— Tom Malinowski

The American people have no control over what the military does. We have no say in American foreign policy.

— Aaron McGruder

Presidents do not go into war lightly. It's a tremendous responsibility in making decisions, and I know Bush must deeply believe this is the…

— Julie Nixon Eisenhower

The military executes policy decisions.

— Jack Keane

Using the ‘military decision-making process’ is extremely valuable when making policy decisions.

— Joe Heck

Military action is never the first thing that you jump to. You always look at other possibilities, including economic sanctions, tightening the screws.

— Benjamin Carson

In a time when our nation is engaged in multiple, long-term wars, it's critical that "the military" not become an abstraction to the vast…

— James M Strock

I think when the president of the United States calls for military action, he should do it for a united people, especially when the…

— Henry Kissinger

Members of the military appear to be on this President's mind only when they serve a purpose. In Trump's case, that's popularity by association.

— Brianna Keilar