Afghanistan Quote by John O. Brennan

We want to look at how we would respond because, as hard as we work to prevent terrorist attacks here North America, if we…

— Paul Cellucci

Whether I'm trying to figure out what the U.S. military is doing in Latin America or Africa, Afghanistan or Qatar, the response is remarkably…

— Nick Turse

If we have reason to believe someone is preparing an attack against the U.S., has developed that capability, harbours those aspirations, then I think…

— Dick Cheney

Our enemies will respond only to American strength.

— Mike Pence

Any time the United States government turns over an American citizen, including military personnel, to the government of another country, it is in our…

— Howard Baker

If you militarise a situation, you beg for an armed response.

— Gerry Adams

We have a president [Barack Obama] that doesn't know what's happening, and when it comes to the military.

— Donald Trump

In Afghanistan and Iraq we would often get cowardly fire and rounds hitting us from the sides but we just hunker down and keep…

— Dan Crenshaw

We shall listen, not lecture; learn, not threaten. We will enhance our safety by earning the respect of others and showing respect for them.…

— Theodore C. Sorensen

No, the United States does not target civilians.

— Anonymous

In any insurgency there will be people who are irreconcilable and who pose a clear and present threat to the U.S. and our allies.

— James G. Stavridis

The Obama presidency has seen the U.S. military's elite tactical forces increasingly used in an attempt to achieve strategic goals. But with Special Operations…

— Nick Turse