Advise Quote by Robert M. Gates

“His eyes were caught in the headlights of something - foreign policy?”

— Lorrie Moore

“He and Willoughby preferred that the Pentagon and the Truman administration be completely dependent upon them for any information about what was going on…

— David Halberstam

Certainly, we shouldn't go about making a habit of taking generals and making them secretary of defense.

— Peter R. Mansoor

General George Patton, General Douglas MacArthur are spinning in their grave at the stupidity of what we're doing in the Middle East.

— Donald Trump

“For those of you who were critical that nobody paid enough attention to the generals at the beginning of the war, has it occurred…

— Bob Woodward

“a more thorough recognition and appreciation of the several patterns of thoughts that make up our military minds would probably produce better strategies. It”

— J.C. Wylie

The American President resembles the commander of a ship at sea. He must have a helm to grasp, a course to steer, a port…

— Henry Adams

Well, does he still have his fingernails? Making inquiries while negotiating the release of a US Army pilot from North Korea, in Time.

— Bill Richardson

“had never heard a president explicitly frame a decision as a direct order. With the American military, it is completely unnecessary. As secretary of…

— Robert M. Gates

“Most commanders wanted as many good sources of information as possible. MacArthur was focused on limiting and controlling his sources of intelligence.”

— David Halberstam

“Imagine if one should drag an innocent passer-by from the street to the operating room of a nearby hospital and force him at gunpoint…

— Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn

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