Pentagon Quotes

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Yesterday, the Pentagon warned U.S. reporters that they should get out of Baghdad as soon as possible because the U.S. could attack at any time. Then the Pentagon added, `Whatever you do, don`t tell Geraldo.`

- Conan O'Brien

I called him and told him to turn on the Pentagon Channel, since (the children) were going to be on in five minutes.

- Jennifer Hanson

When cutting staff at the Pentagon, don`t eliminate the thin layer that assures civilian control.

- Donald Rumsfeld

After the events of 9-11, the one group of people who were forgotten were our military, the Pentagon, the people who carry the message for us.

- Wayne Newton

I certainly know that this relationship could not have continued the way it did, when I was at the Pentagon and the president was obviously at the White House, without Betty.

- Monica Lewinsky

I don`t know about you, but moderation and restraint is not what I felt when I watched the twin towers crumble to the ground, a side of the Pentagon destroyed, and almost 3,000 of our fellow citizens perish in flames and rubble.

- Karl Rove

On the other hand, you look around this magnificent part of the Pentagon that has been reconstructed by the renovation folks, and it has every conceivable safety built in.

- Peter Murphy

This is yet another sad chapter in the history of bad Pentagon weapons systems acquisitions. For years, the Air Force has known it was paying too much for an aircraft that doesn`t do what it`s supposed to. Yet it has turned a blind eye.

- Eric Miller

(Just before Christmas, Nash argued with the Pentagon for) one point of contact, one line of authority and management chain-of-command. ... There`ll always be a place for you somewhere.

- David Nash

Some parts and some elements of the Pentagon Report are correct. For instance it is correct to state that the PRC (the People`s Republic of China) appears focused on preventing Taiwan`s independence and also to underline this statement by quoting the `Anti-Secession Law of March 2005,

- Helmut Schmidt

It shows the complexity of the day -- the frailties, lack of communication and frustration. This is not a happy film; this is not a pretty film; this film describes in real time the deaths that occurred. It shows footage of the Towers and the Pentagon and weaves Flight 93 through it all.

- Mary Iannelli

I take them at their word at the Pentagon, if they`re going to let these reporters go along and give us a view of this war if it does come.

- Bob Schieffer

The Pentagon said that these prisoners were kept in accordance with the Geneva Convention, and of course I was not reassured by that, but I couldn`t prove that that was wrong; so we`re clearer about that.

- Peter Singer

I would say that the Pentagon Papers case of 1971 - in which the government tried to block the The New York Times and The Washington Post that they obtained from a secret study of how we got involved in the war in Vietnam - that is probably the most important case.

- Floyd Abrams

People in the Pentagon had colleagues killed and maimed by bin Laden. They`re trying to find bin Laden and kill him and his cult. Naturally they consider that a legitimate thing to do, but they`re having mixed success at the job.

- Alaina Walker

The Pentagon today will not allow any of these people who work for the Pentagon, to talk to the media. They have gagged them from talking to members of Congress.

- Alan Merten

Tonight, I concurred with President Bush when he stated that the decisions on future involvement of U.S. troops in Iraq should be left to the Pentagon and not politicians in Washington.

- Alexandros Roussos

Bin Laden, who was in his country, attacked and damaged our Pentagon, and killed our soldiers right out here at the Pentagon. But his pentagon no longer exists. It is rubble.

- Ali Marchant

Here at home, when Americans were standing in long lines to give blood after the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, we squandered an obvious opportunity to make service a noble cause again, and rekindle an American spirit of community.

- Alice Marquardt

Since the Pentagon underestimated the number of troops required after the end of hostilities, we were not prepared to prevent looting or to guard hundreds of weapons dumps spread throughout the country.

- Allan Denham

Well, it is true that they did - the Pentagon did impose rules for governing the handling of the Koran in January of 2003, after there had been complaints about the handling of the Koran from detainees, from the International Red Cross.

- Amanda Vail

We all lived through September 11. I was here at the Capitol that day. I saw the evil of our enemies written in the smoke rising above the Pentagon.

- Amber Bacon

As the Pentagon makes plans for the largest troop rotation since World War II, I will work with the Armed Services Committee to help make this proposal a reality.

- Amber Boucher

It is not being a rubber stamp, ... but clearly, the bias here is to support the Pentagon recommendations.

- Andrew Weisskopf

Here we have a game that combines the charm of a Pentagon briefing with the excitement of double-entry bookkeeping.

- Annie Stalzer

(Dingle) was a leader in the effort to protect service members from the avoidable health risks posed by the Pentagon`s mandatory use ... Connecticut and the nation have lost a talented pilot and a dedicated patriot.

- Anthony Byett

Apparently there are those in the Pentagon who don`t appreciate the work of Fort Monmouth, which is excellent and of the highest military value. There is a sense in the Pentagon that research and development can be purchased off the shelf.

- Barb Graff