Political Quotes

Martin Dempsey

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Quotes by year · 2004–201782 total · peak 2013 (22)
2004: 2 quotes2005: 1 quote2011: 5 quotes2012: 13 quotes2013: 22 quotes2014: 18 quotes2015: 18 quotes2016: 2 quotes2017: 1 quote
Aug 1, 2016

If he wants someone waterboarded, he better bring his own bucket.

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May 23, 2016

Guantanamo does create a psychological scar on our national values. Whether it should or not, it does.

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Sep 9, 2015

Under no circumstances should we relieve pressure on Iran relative to ballistic missile capabilities and arms trafficking.

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Jul 28, 2015

The threats posed by Iran also included its support for proxies, arms trafficking, sea-based mines, and cyber activities.

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Jul 28, 2015

Our Government's policy has been they will not get a nuclear weapon, and nothing we are talking about here today should change that policy.

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Jul 28, 2015

The first step will be to prevent Iran from acquiring advanced, offensive weapons by working with our partners.

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Jul 28, 2015

Under no circumstances should we relieve pressure on Iran relative to ballistic missile capabilities and arms trafficking.

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Jul 6, 2015

ISIL's future is increasingly dim as more nations join the anti-ISIL effort.

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May 20, 2015

ISIL would love nothing more than a large presence of United States forces on the ground in Iraq and Syria so that they could have a call to jihad.

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May 20, 2015

Eliminating one terrible Middle Eastern dictator can too often lead to even more brutal influences filling the leadership vacuum

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May 20, 2015

I would not recommend we put United States forces in harm's way... simply to stiffen the spine of local forces.

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