#civilian

Except when war is waged in a desert, noncombatants, also known as civilians or "the people," constitute the great majority of those affected. ↗

— Martin Van Creveld

#also #civilians #constitute #desert #except

At least 23,000 civilians have also died in the Iraqi killing field and the U.S. is stuck in a quagmire. ↗

— Charles Rangel

#civilians #died #field #iraqi #killing

For those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, we are grateful that such men and women were among us. For those who continue to serve, we honor their commitment. For those who return to civilian life, we honor their service. ↗

— Steve Buyer

#civilian #commitment #continue #grateful #honor

We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded. ↗

— Barack Obama

#cannot #civilian #continue #force #got

But Iran has gone far beyond what is necessary for a purely civilian programme. It has concealed several nuclear facilities from the International Atomic Energy Agency, played hide-and-seek with the international community, and rejected all offers of co-operation from the U.S., the EU, and others. ↗

— Anders Fogh Rasmussen

#atomic #atomic energy #beyond #civilian #co-operation

Every civilian's death diminishes us, collectively. ↗

— David Petraeus

#collectively #death #diminishes #every #us

Last year, Congress gave the Department of Defense the authority to design a new civilian personnel system for its employees as part of the defense authorization bill. ↗

— Norm Dicks

#authorization #bill #civilian #congress #defense

I have no stories to sell. A lot of my relationships are with civilians, and no one wants to hear about those. ↗

— David Spade

#civilians #hear #i #lot #relationships

Asymmetrical warfare is a euphemism for terrorism, just like collateral damage is a euphemism for killing innocent civilians. ↗

— Alan Dershowitz

#collateral #damage #euphemism #innocent #innocent civilians

It's never acceptable to target civilians. It violates the Geneva Accords, it violates the international law of war and it violates all principles of morality. ↗

— Alan Dershowitz

#accords #civilians #geneva #international #international law