Mike Rogers Quotes

So we have a group within the office that is devoted to support for the war fighter. That's, of necessity, an operational and tactical level of concern.

The eventual place the American army should take on the western front was to a large extent influenced by the vital question of communication and supply.

We must either reduce the number of our engagements or increase the number of our troops.

There is not a military commander alive today who is genetically predisposed to say that he has enough ISR and assets, and particularly not in the Central Command theater.

As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, my first priority is to ensure the readiness of our military.

The most important thing you need to know about the Pentagon is that it is not in charge of today's wars but rather tomorrow's wars.

In time of peace prepare for war.

You must all be aware that modern war is not a mere matter of military operations. It involves the whole strength and all the resources of the nation. Not only soldiers, but also all citizens without exception, take part.

In this ever-changing world, it's more important than ever that our top-notch military continues to receive the resources needed to serve and protect our country.

You don't deploy forces into harm's way without knowing what's going on.

I worked for the troops my entire time in the United States Armed Forces because we know in the United States Armed Forces that it's not the generals and the colonels that win battles, it's the soldiers: it's the people at the front, the mechanics with their wrenches, the drivers moving the logistics back in the rear.

Our military plans for everything.

When Hillary served in the Senate, I saw her work day and night as a member of the Armed Services Committee - working with Republicans and Democrats to keep our military strong and protect our troops and their families.

Our national-security strategy must drive our military budget, rather than the budget setting our strategy.

All of the military services - land, sea, and air - spend a great deal of time awake. This is a direct result of the high tempo of operations we conduct while forward deployed well outside our national borders.

The bottom line, addressing defense spending cuts with a meat ax like sequestration will damage defense readiness for decades to come.

If the military is to show the capabilities that we demand and expect of it, then the defense budget has to continue to rise.

In my day, we had mastered high-intensity conflict, which is why I think we were so successful in Desert Shield, Desert Storm, and then eventually the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Sitting on the House Armed Services Committee is a great responsibility and an opportunity to represent not only the thousands of veterans in the 33rd Congressional District of Texas that I represent in Dallas-Fort Worth but also the active-duty men and women of our armed forces, national guard, and reserve components.

Fighting forces, particularly ground forces, have to operate on the basis of unit cohesion.

The military budget must reflect the threats we face, rather than the budget defining those threats.

I spent 23 years in the military. I think I'm in a good position to make those judgments on what is necessary in the military and what is not necessary, without buying a lot of things that would not really add to our security.

I have spoken to Donald Trump about this. He understands the dramatic budget cuts our military has faced.

Unless more efforts based upon long-range planning are put into military preparations and operations, it will be very hard to win the final victory.

The purpose of our military is to field the finest troops possible to defend our nation and win wars.