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How to use the word -commander in a Sentence? Page #7

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We need a commander-in-chief who will speak the truth, and who will unleash the full force and fury of the American military to utterly destroy ISIS and its affiliates, we need to pass the Expatriate Terrorist Act, so that known ISIS terrorists cannot use U.S. passports to return to America and wage jihad. We need a President who is serious – who will identify the enemy by name and do everything necessary to defeat it.

Ted Cruz

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

The Fort Riley commander is in a tough spot, however, he must remember we all took an oath to support and defend the Constitution – all of it, including the First Amendment.

Fort Riley commander

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

The Taliban may have abducted the passengers to exchange them with their local commander.

Mohammad Noor Rahmani

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

We are confident that the removal from the terrorist network of this experienced Al Shabaab commander with extensive operational experience will disrupt near-term attack planning, potentially saving many innocent lives.

Pentagon Press

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

Prospects for the Afghan peace process remain poor. The Taliban leadership, including the new commander, Mullah Akhundzada, believe military victory is only a matter of time.

Bruce Riedel

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

As such, God has facilitated for us to target the commander of the First Military Region in Hadramout and to target Zubaidi and Shalal in Aden.

Khaled Batarfi

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I absolutely will not support Hillary Clinton for President. … I also can not in good conscience support Donald Trump because I do not believe he is a reliable Republican conservative nor has he displayed the judgment and temperament to serve as Commander in Chief.

Lindsey Graham

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

The role of every IDF commander ... does not end just with leading soldiers into battle, but also obligates him to set out a path and values for them, using both compass and conscience.

Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We’re not voting for the next pastor. We’re voting for the next commander-in-chief.

Mark Burns

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I have to tell you that as commander in chief and leader of the free world, you don't get do-overs. You need to be able to get it right the first time.

John Kasich

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The KDF soldiers pursued them following information of an intended probe attack. Following the incident, a middle level al Shabaab commander has been detained, 13 militants were killed, regrettably, KDF suffered two fatalities and five injuries. The injured were evacuated and are receiving medical attention.

David Obonyo

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

That is the choice that he gets to make, he should work on the areas that interest him, but because of the important role that a commander in chief plays ... I just think somebody who has never shown an interest in these topics is an incredibly risky bet.

Tim Kaine

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I'm not your commander in chief anymore, but if I were, I'd tell you to be more polite, and I wouldn't listen. I would just raise my voice.

Former President Bill Clinton

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We cannot have a commander in chief that is not ready the first day in office, because Valdimir Putin is not going to wait for the next president to catch up, there is no honeymoon period in foreign policy.

Marco Rubio

Found on CNN
8 years ago

His crassness bothers me, his vulgarity bothers me. This is going to be someone who will be our commander in chief.

Sean Higgins

Found on CNN
8 years ago

A war council is almost always a death sentence, i got lucky. A guerrilla commander who knew my mother stepped in at the last minute and voted to save my life.

Yeimi Diaz

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I got lucky. A guerrilla commander who knew my mother stepped in at the last minute and voted to save my life.

Yeimi Diaz

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I think his Christianity is between him and his creator. I don't think we need to discuss that, as related to his policy relating to ISIS, he's not the right guy to be Commander-in-Chief.

Jeb Bush

Found on CNN
8 years ago

That's why the last thing any commander should need to worry about is the grades he is getting from some plush-bottomed Pentagon bureaucrat for political correctness or social experiments -- or providing gluten-free MREs.

Ted Cruz

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I think that goes to the question of who has the experience and judgment to be commander in chief? it makes you wonder how they would deal with (Russian President Vladimir) Putin. I'm not sure that would be very effective (at) negotiating to just scream, 'Liar, liar.' You need to have the judgment and strength to keep this country safe.

Ted Cruz

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The point is, is he a popular Republican? You bet he is, and he will make the point ... that he knows what it takes to be president of the United States, to be commander-in-chief, to keep the country safe and that he believes that I have those skills based on my record and based on how he knows me, and that will be validator in South Carolina where values matter and where national defense matters a lot. So I'm looking forward to the event we should have a great crowd and it'll help my campaign a lot.

Jeb Bush

Found on CNN
8 years ago

They want a commander in chief that will have a steady hand and have a backbone and will support the troops and has detailed plans on how to keep us safe as it relates to Islamic terrorism.

Jeb Bush

Found on CNN
8 years ago

They want a commander-in-chief that will have a steady hand and have a backbone and will support the troops and has detailed plans on how to keep us safe as it relates to Islamic terrorism.

Jeb Bush

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Just thinking it over, thinking it over, who's going to be the best to be commander-in-chief, who is going to be the best to lead us later on, you know the flash-in-the-pan politicians, we don't need them.

Glenn McFarlane

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

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