American Quote by H. W. Brands

When the country is at war, you need to support the president.

— Ralph Hall

Americans will gladly support their president when he attacks nations that sponsor or harbor terrorists. We will even back him in a preemptive war…

— Dick Morris

You can support the troops but not the president.

— Tom DeLay

Every US President has to have a war.

— Mikhail Gorbachev

Once the war against Saddam begins, we expect every American to support our military, and if they can't do that, to shut up.

— Bill O'Reilly

We can support our troops without supporting our president.

— Trent Lott

No one starts a war--or rather, no one in his sense ought to do so--without first being clear in his mind what he intends…

— Carl von Clausewitz

The (Iraq) war can only be won diplomatically, politically and economically, and the president needs to come to that realization,

— Harry Reid

The United States, as the world knows, will never start a war. We do not want a war. We do not now expect a…

— John F. Kennedy

The president is in charge of the military so that a single individual - accountable to Americans - is responsible for its successes and…

— Jason Kander

Again and again, Americans have voted for a president to keep them out of a war, only to see the "peace" candidate elected who…

— Howard Zinn

A president has to provide leadership to gain support.

— Donald Rumsfeld