Ex Military Quotes

There's plenty of room for finger-pointing for the debacle in Iraq. If it's a problem that the Iraqi military is broken at its core, then there's no point in sending more Humvees and Apaches.

If General Haig is so smart, why did he finish 214th (out of 310) in his graduating class at West Point? Does that mean there are 213 generals his age who are smarter than he is?

A person cannot be a Marine without honor.

In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.

As a Korean War Veteran I know too well the troubling nature of war. This is why I will always support a diplomatic answer before military intervention.

American foreign policy and military might have opened an opportunity for the Gospel in the land of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Men Against Jive is a brilliant title! That's a military story, that's a difficult one to explain really because that's sort of a war... it's not just a war story.

War, we have come to believe, is a spectator sport. The military and the press have turned war into a vast video arcade game. Its very essence-death-is hidden from public view.

What is happening in Iraq now is awful, but it is a consequence of our invasion, not our withdrawal.

Of course, there were huge disagreements in the arguments of military intervention, .. There is no point at the moment on focusing on those disagreements.

How is it that we can militarily overthrow a military government like Iraq, yet we can't militarily keep illegalities (drugs and aliens) from crossing our borders?

This is something else that is drilled into us in the military: Make sure you know who your replacement is, in case you become a casualty. So you have to have depth within an organization.

WHEN we don't get the results we want in our military endeavors, we don't blame the soldiers.

I have great faith in the military. I have great faith in certain of the commanders, certainly. But I have no faith in Hillary Clinton or the leadership.

I will make certain that our military is the best in the world in both cyber offense and defense and in every other way, by the way. Every other way.

We won with the military. We won with highly educated, pretty well educated and poorly educated. But we won with everything, tall people, short people, fat people, skinny people just won.

The Marine Corps ... took a boy and made him a man.

pity is an agreeable sentiment, uplifting like military music.

So I want to thank the Pentagon, the Soviet Union and the military-industrial complex from the bottom of my heart. Without them, I could never have become the man I am today.

Ze soldiers are very hoppy shooting ze pipples who say that ze pipples are not hoppy.

Many, who should know better, think that wars can be decided by soulless machines, rather than by the blood and anguish of brave men.

There are three types of intelligence. The intelligence of man, the intelligence of animals and the intelligence of the military. In that order.

The professional military mind is by necessity an inferior and unimaginative mind; no man of high intellectual quality would willingly imprison his gifts in such a calling.

I can say that American men and women in the Military are damn impressive.

What would you do differently as defense secretary to compensate for this record in which the greatest military in the world, as we are constantly told, doesn't get the job done?

I think, broadly speaking, the US military's role - US military activism in various parts of the Islamic world over the past several decades has been counterproductive.

We have the most skillful, firecest, and certainly the most ethical ground forces in the world... I'm not saying we have to commit right now, but certainly don't pull it off the table.

One man can make another's life so much better.

I'm old enough to remember John Kennedy sending a few advisers into Vietnam. I'm very worried we'll get in and we'll get mired down in something we don't have any idea what to do [with].

Using the ‘military decision-making process’ is extremely valuable when making policy decisions.

And we support Senator Joseph Lieberman, that it's time for our country to consider a military preemptive strike against Iran if they will not yield to diplomacy

As Americans we've gotta make sure that we begin to rebuild and get our military the resources they need to defend us.

Well, my father was in the Army and we traveled quite a bit when I was growing up, and I thought that I would like to have a military career, although I was drawn more towards the Navy.

I grew up middle class, my best friends to this day are construction workers or military or whatever it is.

We have crushed the whole force which dared to venture there. They were on the runway at Saddam International Airport. That force was crushed

Where the Government is weak, military sway prevails.

When people have a sense of our military capability, nobody will ever dare to cast an evil eye on our nation.

Military tribunals to lock people up the way Lincoln did.

It is my view that there is no sensible military use for nuclear weapons, whether "strategic" weapons, "tactical" weapons, "theatre" weapons, weapons at sea or weapons in space.

At an early age Jesse often said he wanted to be a soldier, and before long he was one. He was there with his military brotherhood, fighting terrorism there so we wouldn't have to fight it here.

Understanding future warfare is the most important responsibility of those who must defend a nation from future enemies!

We must maintain strong defenses, military and spiritual.

Opportunity in war is usually of greater value than bravery... Terrain is often of more value than bravery... Bravery is of more value than numbers.

To seduce the enemies soldiers from their allegiance and encourage them to surrender is of special service, for an adversary is more hurt by desertion than by slaughter.

Hillary Clinton is going to find common ground with the Republicans on foreign and military affairs. They both want to enhance the military budget.

On the battlefield, (the U.S. war in Iraq) cannot be considered a success. It's a struggle. We're doing what we can to support them with equipment, assistance, training, and sharing any intelligence.

My husband is a former Air Force pilot and my son is an active duty Army surgeon, recently returned from Iraq, so my pride in our military is passionate... and personal.

Our military strength is a prerequisite to peace, but let it be clear we maintain this strength in the hope it will never be used.

Industrial-strength foolishness sets in-in males, at least-at about the age of 18. This is why the military prefers males in the 18-to-25-year-old range when there's combat to be done.

I think that our American people will welcome a Russian military force for peace-keeping purposes.