Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jeb Bush

We need to increase our military spending. We need to deal with a no- fly zone in Syria, a safe zone.

Jeb Bush

ISIS has a caliphate the size of Indiana! Also, US military has been totally gutted. Can't even project power anymore.

Jeb Bush

We need to embed our forces - our troops inside the Iraqi military. We need to arm directly the Kurds. And all of that has to be done in concert with the Arab nations.

Gary Sinise

Wherever I go for the military, they always call me Lt. Dan. They just can't help it.

George J. Mitchell

I had been involved in U.S. intelligence in Berlin, Germany, while in the military and had worked with a contact with the Central Intelligence Agency office there.

Chris Patten

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

Chris Kyle

After I was discharged from the military, it was difficult trying to become a civilian,

Chris Kyle

You're not just going out there, maybe sacrificing your own life. There's also sacrifices still going on at home. You can serve in the military and have a good marriage, but you just need to be aware of it so you can take those steps to take care of it.

Chris Isaak

I come from a small town and I come from a background where we didn't have money to travel. I thought I'd have to join the military to get to Europe. So I'm thrilled to travel.

George W. Bush

Not every action requires military action. As a matter of fact, military action is the very last resort for us.

George W. Bush

We're certain there are people that can't stand what America stands for... We're certain there are madmen in this world, and there's terror, and there's missiles and I'm certain of this, too: I'm certain to maintain the peace, we better have a military of high morale, and I'm certain that under this administration, morale in the military is dangerously low.

George W. Bush

And as a result of the United States military, Taliban no longer is in existence.

George W. Bush

Coalition forces have encountered serious violence in some areas of Iraq. Our military commanders report that this violence is being insticated by three groups.

George W. Bush

This will not be a campaign of half measures, and we will accept no outcome except victory.

George W. Bush

What our enemies have begun, we will finish.

George W. Bush

These acts shattered steel, but they cannot dent the steel of America's resolve.

George W. Bush

I gave them a fair warning

George W. Bush

If you've got somebody in harm's way, you want the president being -- making advice, not -- be given advice by the military, and not making decisions based upon the latest Gallup poll or focus group.

George W. Bush

I do not think witchcraft is a religion, and I do not think it is in any way appropriate for the US military to promote it.

George W. Bush

I don't think that witchcraft is a religion. I wish the military would rethink this decision.

George W. Bush

The solution to Iraq -- an Iraq that can govern itself, sustain itself and defend itself -- is more than a military mission. Precisely the reason why I sent more troops into Baghdad.

George W. Bush

I do think we need for a troop to be able to house his family. That's an important part of building morale in the military.

George W. Bush

The best way to fight evil is to do some good. Let me qualify that—the best way to fight evil at home is to do some good. The best way to fight them abroad is to unleash the military.

George W. Bush

Somebody accused us of hiring him and putting him there. He was a classic.

George W. Bush

He's my man, he was great

George W. Bush

Immigrants bring to America the values of faith in God, love of family, hard work and self reliance - the values that made us a great nation to begin with. We've all seen those values in action, through the service and sacrifice of more than 35,000 foreign-born men and women currently on active duty in the United States military.

George W. Bush

We will fight with full force and might of the United States military.

George W. Bush

We increased expenses, particularly in two areas: the military. If I put somebody in harm's way, they're going to get the best, as far as I'm concerned.

George W. Bush

And after September the 11th, the United States Congress also granted me additional authority to use military force against al Qaeda. . . .

George W. Bush

America needs a military where our breast and brightest are proud to serve.

George Stoneman

A military life has ever comported with my inclination.

George Soros

Bush's war in Iraq has done untold damage to the United States. It has impaired our military power and undermined the morale of our armed forces. Our troops were trained to project overwhelming power. They were not trained for occupation duties.

George Orwell

To a surprising extent the war-lords in shining armour, the apostles of martial virtues, tend not to die fighting when time comes. History is full of ignominious getaways by the great and famous.