It really doesn't matter what's the color of their uniform. It's not like they're going down to the flight line and grabbing a mechanic and handing him a rifle. These folks have the skills.
More Quotes from John Pike:
Part of winning the hearts and minds of the Iraqi people is some tangible improvement in their quality of life. An essential way of doing that is increasing petroleum production and using some of that money to get the electricity on. In both cases, they seem to be doing just enough to keep things from getting worse. They do not seem to have a plan for victory on this front. They seem to have a plan for stalemate.John Pike
Risk-averse American decision-makers would have to be focused on the possibility that the Chinese will beat us back to the moon. It would be a reasonable worry from the political perspective,
John Pike
This is their Kennedy Space Center. All they've got connecting the building where they assemble the missiles and the launch pad is a dirt road through the middle of a rice paddy.
John Pike
I don't know where the agency runs its operations from, but certainly here in the United States. None of that is being done line-of-sight in theater.
John Pike
There are pretty elaborate rules and regulations on this subject. People have difficulty at times understanding what the rules are.
John Pike
If we give the Air Force enough money and enough time, the Airborne Laser will probably achieve many of its goals.
John Pike
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
I don't know what was in his mind, but I do know Ford was stricken by what he had done, by hitting me.Henry Fonda
So this is America. They must be out of their minds.
Ringo Starr
As lawmakers, we must assure the people of America that our nation will not experience the nightmare of the 2000 presidential election.
Eddie Bernice Johnson