American democracy Quote by Charles R. Chamberlain

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

People have to remember that the armed forces do as democratically elected governments tell them to do. They don't arbitrarily go into countries and…

— Clive Lewis

I don't think people realize how many decisions the president of the United States makes about military action.

— Ben Rhodes

The president doesn't order the military to seize political opponents. He doesn't order his intelligence community to lie about national security for political purposes.…

— Kathleen Troia McFarland

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

— Robert Kagan

There are few things more dangerous in a democracy than allowing a President to wage secret wars without the knowledge of the country.

— Glenn Greenwald

Success in past U.S. conflicts has not been strictly the result of military leadership but rather the judgment of the president in choosing generals…

— Robert Dallek

Are there any military actions that the president of the United States may not order on his own authority? If so, what are they?…

— Andrew Bacevich

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

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

Normally, what happens when we have a national leader who wants to do something in terms of military intervention, he tells the Pentagon, put…

— Jack Keane

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

— Aaron McGruder