War Quote by David Petraeus

Every time we have come to the end of a conflict, somehow we have persuaded ourselves that the nature of mankind and the nature…

— Robert M. Gates

“My personal position on counterinsurgency in general, and on Iraq and Afghanistan in particular, could therefore be summarized as "Never again, but..." That is,…

— David Kilcullen

Remaining vigilant toward this ever-present threat means constantly learning how better to protect ourselves. But primarily it reminds us that we must fight and…

— Mark Kennedy

Instead of scrambling for security in national victory and domination, in preparation for war and military aggression, we must relearn the values of cooperation…

— Marva Dawn

And we remember the end of our combat mission and the emergence of a new dawn -- the precision of our efforts against al…

— Barack Obama

It's time to refocus our global fight against terrorism. We must move away from the Iraq-centric policies that are draining our resources and focus…

— Russ Feingold

Our military strength is a prerequisite to peace, but let it be clear we maintain this strength in the hope it will never be…

— Ronald Reagan

An idea is growing in foreign policy circles in Washington ... that there is no turning back. We are stuck in Iraq and Afghanistan…

— Georgie Anne Geyer

“Our experience of the governments of the world, our knowledge of the weapons at their disposal, and our awareness of our own limitations justify…

— David Dellinger

“When we went after the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001, there was a certain understanding that we had the ability and the right to…

— Jeremy Scahill

“...it is a different matter entirely to commit military resources to keep peace in such areas, where often no peace can be kept, or…

— Jeane Kirkpatrick

“a nation is totally geared to the waging of war, it had better ensure that war keeps occurring somewhere; and”

— James A. Michener