Civilians Quote by Timothy Noah

The Pentagon is supposed to be under civilian control and it ought to be up to the people of the United States, not the…

— David Swanson

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

Pentagon's readiness and modernization problems are not due to budget cuts. The are the result of habitual modes of conduct evolved during the Cold…

— Franklin C. Spinney

While the Pentagon ultimately awards military contracts, there is a reason for the review process. The Senate's subcommittee on Military Construction's approval carries weight.

— Tom Fitton

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

Our servicemembers are focused every day on serving our country. It's our job to ensure that they have everything they need to do their…

— Conor Lamb

The Obama administration made it illegal for me to loan any money to anyone in the military. I have one compliance guy just for…

— Rick Harrison

There's an ocean of misunderstanding. It's called the civilian-military divide. I had a lot to learn about our military - who they are, what…

— Mary Gauthier

I understand the challenge with student loans. But what about the labor force, the enlisted men and women, so to speak, of ships. Those…

— Joe Sestak

I have seen how payday lenders and check cashing outfits set up in towns around military bases to take advantage of young service members,…

— Joe Sestak

The military budget is simply an enormous pork barrel of special privilege, the privileges taking the form of windfall profits, of no-risk profits and,…

— Walter Karp

You should never take military intervention off the table. When you do so, you give an out to a rogue nation or rogue actors.

— Kyrsten Sinema