#military

Our neighbor Canada has 2,200 troops serving in Afghanistan. Canada has also assumed responsibility for the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Kandahar, which was originally established by our own military. ↗

— Tom Lantos

#also #assumed #canada #established #military

I think they are paying a lot more attention to news now, by the way, in part because of national-security issues. A lot of young people have friends or family in the military today. ↗

— Tom Brokaw

#because #family #friends #i #i think

And as a child I was filled with passionate admiration for acts of civic courage I had seen performed by an elderly military doctor, who was a friend of my family. ↗

— Rene Cassin

#admiration #child #civic #courage #doctor

Most of my young years were spent under the boots of the military. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#military #most #spent #under #were

If there is one lesson for U.S. foreign policy from the past 10 years, it is surely that military intervention can seem simple but is in fact a complex affair with the potential for unintended consequences. ↗

— Fareed Zakaria

#complex #consequences #fact #foreign #foreign policy

The more equality women have, the fairer, more civilized and tolerant society will be. Sexual equality is a lot more effective against terrorism than military strength. ↗

— Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

#civilized #effective #equality #fairer #lot

I've never boxed in my life, never been in a military base in my life, never grew up with anyone in the military. ↗

— Tyrese Gibson

#base #been #boxed #grew #i

You don't have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight. ↗

— Barry Goldwater

#just #military #shoot #straight #you

We don't thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient. ↗

— Golda Meir

#because #efficient #god #military #thank

Surely no issue unites us more than our appreciation for our military personnel who are bringing aid to devastated countries, defending us against terrorism, and fighting to make a free election possible in Iraq. ↗

— Christine Gregoire

#aid #appreciation #bringing #countries #defending