Noncombatant Quotes

Today there's such a wide mix of combatants and noncombatants on the battlefield, we want to minimize as much collateral damage as we can. - Raymond Smith

This kid wanted to kill a lot of people. He attacked noncombatants and students. - Kris Wampler

They're obviously quite capable of killing large numbers of noncombatants indiscriminately, and we're seeing a lot of that, too. - Lawrence Di Rita

The fact of the matter is people are dying. And whenever people die, when women and children and innocent noncombatants die for political purposes, one has to call that terrorism. - Richard Armitage

No cause, no movement and no grievance can justify the intentional killing of innocent civilians and noncombatants. - Condoleezza Rice

It was an illegal abduction of men in a noncombatant status. We insist they be treated humanely, and we hold Belgrade responsible for their safety. - James Rubin

I'm looking for men and women who were in uniform during World War II, regardless of the nation they represented. I'm also looking for noncombatants such as defense workers, especially the 'Rosie the Riveter' types who would like to share their stories with our 11th-grade students as they learn more about World War II. - Pete LaFrance

By not wearing uniforms, by not carrying your weapon openly, by not carrying insignia of that, you're trying to suggest that you want the advantages that accrue to an innocent, a civilian, a noncombatant. - Donald Rumsfeld