Air Quote by Jeb Bush

As president, I wouldn't be making the day-to-day combat decisions. The job of the commander-in-chief is to lay the objective out and then you…

— Ted Cruz

I would encourage the next commander in chief to be more cooperative and communicative with Congress, particularly when entering a conflict.

— Don Young

I would be in support of giving the military commanders more latitude in their rules of engagement rather than be restricted to the point…

— Ryan Zinke

“As I mentioned before, operators in the Army Special Operations are just American patriots. They are your average guys except that they have extraordinary…

— Dale Comstock

I will say I would leave many of the decisions of some of the things you mentioned to the generals, the admirals, the people…

— Donald Trump

Commanders-in-chief make really tough decisions.

— Dana Perino

My advice for the next commander in chief: Listen to your military advisers. Listen to your generals. They are the experts. Even if you…

— Ralph Abraham

The question is, who ought to make that decision? The Congress or the commanders? And as you know, my position is clear -- Im…

— George W. Bush

The question is who ought to make that decision, the Congress or the commanders? And as you know, my position is clear. I'm a…

— George W. Bush

One of the great things about being commander in chief is getting to know our men and women in uniform in a very intimate…

— Barack Obama

A Commander-in-Chief needs to do two things. One - tell us who the enemy is. And two - say we are fighting to win.

— Oliver North

No commander in chief would ever say, 'I'm not going to listen to the guys on the ground.

— Claire McCaskill