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I personally think that the original decisions to name those bases after Confederate generals... were political decisions. – George Floyd.Both Milley	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I believe the military generals and others will step up and make sure that there's a peaceful transition of power. – Cedric Richmond	Found on CNN 3 years ago
This is a war and these are your generals. – Carter Mecher	Found on CNN 4 years ago
There are some very senior military and government officials who have the capability to do up to Secret [ work ] from their house, but we're talking about four-star generals and admirals and things like that, for other classified work, there's going to be limited facilities to be able to do that. – Jamie Barnett	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Yes, Soleimani was linked to the deaths of Americans. Nobody mourns his passing, but Mexico and China are also linked to the deaths of Americans. Each has flooded our country with narcotics from which tens of thousands of Americans die every single year, not that anyone in power cares. So does that mean we get to bomb Oaxaca ? Can we start assassinating generals in the People's Liberation Army ? – Tucker Carlson	Found on CNN 4 years ago
How can anyone possibly expect the Tatmadaw to hold itself accountable for genocidal acts against the Rohingya, when six of its top generals including the commander-in-chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, have all been accused of genocide by the UN fact-finding mission and recommended for criminal prosecution. – Paul Reichler	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
But since there haven't been that many women generals, it's a safe bet that they're the first. – An Army spokesperson	Found on CNN 4 years ago
In the past it was only a relationship between two governments – (China) did business with the military generals and Myanmar people didn't have good feelings towards them. – Aung Shin	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow.... Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military, our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming...... . victory and can not be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. Thank you. – Donald Trump	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The attorney generals office made a decision to pay him every penny hes currently owed. I am very happy with how things have turned out. – Richard Phillips	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
I have spoken to many generals here right at the White House. And many people thought, of the generals, they think he was maybe their favorite general. People were there protesting the taking down of the monument of Robert E. Lee. Everybody knows that. – Donald Trump	Found on CNN 5 years ago
I was talking about people that went because they felt very strongly about the monument to Robert E. Lee, a great general, whether you like it or not, he was one of the great generals. – Donald Trump	Found on CNN 5 years ago
We are the natives of Gran Sabana and we will not allow some generals from outside to decide for us, we are the legitimate authorities. – Jorge Perez	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military, our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and can not be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. – Donald Trump	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Stan McChrystal is one of the great generals of this generation and the finest officer I ever served with, stan McChrystal is a deep strategic thinker, tactically brilliant, with unparalleled personal courage. Stan McChrystal leadership of special operations forces in Iraq and Afghanistan unquestionably saved the lives of thousands of American and allied troops, as well as countless civilians. No general I know has given more in the service of this country. – William McRaven	Found on CNN 5 years ago
We have to continue to pursue new agreements while we strengthen our existing ones, we risk having jobs being moved overseas and we risk a decline in American influence. All of this matters. As our generals will tell House Speaker Paul Ryan, these agreements are just as important for our national security as they are for our economy. – Paul Ryan	Found on CNN 5 years ago
If we create a whole new branch of the military, the Trumps Space Force secretary would also have all attendant staff and overhead, plus dozens of generals, officers, and staff, except we already have the Air Force Space Command, while the Navy and the Army also already have their own space-related operations. – Stephen Ellis	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Remember that there is a division between church and state. You can criticize anything at all— from the garbage collector to generals and even to vice president and senator, but never, never use the name of God as a front to attack government because that is not the proper way to do it. There is a separation of state and church. Do not use God to attack me. That is not proper and I’m sure that is not what God wants. – Rodrigo Duterte	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
The importance of Cambodia's generals has become even more apparent ahead of July's elections, as they engage in crackdowns against journalists, political opponents, and anti-government protesters – and openly campaign for Hun Sen. – Brad Adams	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I urge professional soldiers not to follow the command of the generals and brigadiers. Refuse to obey their orders because they (generals) can get you killed like they did with people of Waziristan and other parts of the country. – Manzoor Pashteen	Found on Reuters 6 years ago
Well, you know, I’ve heard of worse things, frankly. I mean, this guy’s a bad dude – and don’t underestimate him, any young guy that can take over from his father with all those generals and everybody else that probably wants the position, this is not somebody to be underestimated. – President Trump	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
All I’ve done to help him in his job, number one, getting the job, number two, helping with all these assistant attorney generals … a lot of them have been very controversial, when the president wanted to fire him, I said the president shouldn’t do that. – Chuck Grassley	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
I like generals.I think generals are terrific, you know?They go through schools and they sort of end up at the top of the pyramid.And it's like a test.They passed the test of life. …And I like the three that I have very, very much. – Donald Trump	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
What would Ronald Reagan say about a Republican nominee who attacks America’s generals and heaps praise on Russia’s president ? I think we know the answer. – Hillary Clinton	Found on FOX News 7 years ago

I personally think that the original decisions to name those bases after Confederate generals... were political decisions.

– George Floyd.Both Milley

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I believe the military generals and others will step up and make sure that there's a peaceful transition of power.

– Cedric Richmond

Found on CNN
3 years ago

This is a war and these are your generals.

– Carter Mecher

Found on CNN
4 years ago

There are some very senior military and government officials who have the capability to do up to Secret [ work ] from their house, but we're talking about four-star generals and admirals and things like that, for other classified work, there's going to be limited facilities to be able to do that.

– Jamie Barnett

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Yes, Soleimani was linked to the deaths of Americans. Nobody mourns his passing, but Mexico and China are also linked to the deaths of Americans. Each has flooded our country with narcotics from which tens of thousands of Americans die every single year, not that anyone in power cares. So does that mean we get to bomb Oaxaca ? Can we start assassinating generals in the People's Liberation Army ?

– Tucker Carlson

Found on CNN
4 years ago

How can anyone possibly expect the Tatmadaw to hold itself accountable for genocidal acts against the Rohingya, when six of its top generals including the commander-in-chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, have all been accused of genocide by the UN fact-finding mission and recommended for criminal prosecution.

– Paul Reichler

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

But since there haven't been that many women generals, it's a safe bet that they're the first.

– An Army spokesperson

Found on CNN
4 years ago

In the past it was only a relationship between two governments – (China) did business with the military generals and Myanmar people didn't have good feelings towards them.

– Aung Shin

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow.... Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military, our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming...... . victory and can not be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. Thank you.

– Donald Trump

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The attorney generals office made a decision to pay him every penny hes currently owed. I am very happy with how things have turned out.

– Richard Phillips

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

I have spoken to many generals here right at the White House. And many people thought, of the generals, they think he was maybe their favorite general. People were there protesting the taking down of the monument of Robert E. Lee. Everybody knows that.

– Donald Trump

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I was talking about people that went because they felt very strongly about the monument to Robert E. Lee, a great general, whether you like it or not, he was one of the great generals.

– Donald Trump

Found on CNN
5 years ago

We are the natives of Gran Sabana and we will not allow some generals from outside to decide for us, we are the legitimate authorities.

– Jorge Perez

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military, our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and can not be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail.

– Donald Trump

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Stan McChrystal is one of the great generals of this generation and the finest officer I ever served with, stan McChrystal is a deep strategic thinker, tactically brilliant, with unparalleled personal courage. Stan McChrystal leadership of special operations forces in Iraq and Afghanistan unquestionably saved the lives of thousands of American and allied troops, as well as countless civilians. No general I know has given more in the service of this country.

– William McRaven

Found on CNN
5 years ago

We have to continue to pursue new agreements while we strengthen our existing ones, we risk having jobs being moved overseas and we risk a decline in American influence. All of this matters. As our generals will tell House Speaker Paul Ryan, these agreements are just as important for our national security as they are for our economy.

– Paul Ryan

Found on CNN
5 years ago

If we create a whole new branch of the military, the Trumps Space Force secretary would also have all attendant staff and overhead, plus dozens of generals, officers, and staff, except we already have the Air Force Space Command, while the Navy and the Army also already have their own space-related operations.

– Stephen Ellis

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Remember that there is a division between church and state. You can criticize anything at all— from the garbage collector to generals and even to vice president and senator, but never, never use the name of God as a front to attack government because that is not the proper way to do it. There is a separation of state and church. Do not use God to attack me. That is not proper and I’m sure that is not what God wants.

– Rodrigo Duterte

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

The importance of Cambodia's generals has become even more apparent ahead of July's elections, as they engage in crackdowns against journalists, political opponents, and anti-government protesters – and openly campaign for Hun Sen.

– Brad Adams

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I urge professional soldiers not to follow the command of the generals and brigadiers. Refuse to obey their orders because they (generals) can get you killed like they did with people of Waziristan and other parts of the country.

– Manzoor Pashteen

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

Well, you know, I’ve heard of worse things, frankly. I mean, this guy’s a bad dude – and don’t underestimate him, any young guy that can take over from his father with all those generals and everybody else that probably wants the position, this is not somebody to be underestimated.

– President Trump

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

All I’ve done to help him in his job, number one, getting the job, number two, helping with all these assistant attorney generals … a lot of them have been very controversial, when the president wanted to fire him, I said the president shouldn’t do that.

– Chuck Grassley

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

I like generals.I think generals are terrific, you know?They go through schools and they sort of end up at the top of the pyramid.And it's like a test.They passed the test of life. …And I like the three that I have very, very much.

– Donald Trump

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

What would Ronald Reagan say about a Republican nominee who attacks America’s generals and heaps praise on Russia’s president ? I think we know the answer.

– Hillary Clinton

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

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