Civilians Quote by David Swanson

After a decade of war you have this Pentagon-military apparatus run amok using resources that they shouldn't be to try to manipulate U.S. public…

— Michael Hastings

The Pentagon as a legitimate target? I actually don't have an opinion on that and it's important I not have an opinion on that…

— David Westin

The Pentagon needs precious resources to build the strength of America, and we can't say, 'this is really important to this community, and it's…

— John Kasich

The most important thing you need to know about the Pentagon is that it is not in charge of today's wars but rather tomorrow's…

— Thomas P.M. Barnett

The thing that really struck me was how many firms that we think of as strictly civilian had ties to the Pentagon. Companies like…

— Nick Turse

The Pentagon today will not allow any of these people who work for the Pentagon, to talk to the media. They have gagged them…

— Curt Weldon

Pentagon dollars are essentially seen as a different kind of funding that doesn't have to stand for itself and make an argument for itself…

— Rachel Maddow

It would be better for the country if the Pentagon and the military do not shut down at any point because the threats to…

— Mac Thornberry

The Pentagon got fed up with its recruits getting ripped off by payday lenders and in 2007 got Congress to make it illegal to…

— Timothy Noah

When cutting staff at the Pentagon, don't eliminate the thin layer that assures civilian control.

— Donald Rumsfeld

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

If the Pentagon truly confined itself to providing defense, then presumably we wouldn't need a whole separate government agency to provide 'Homeland Security.'

— Timothy Noah