Pentagon Quotes

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

Without a doubt, any post-election coordination between Rep. Buyer and the Pentagon over private voter contact information is completely inappropriate. - Peter Deutsch

With no debate in Congress or directive from the White House, the Pentagon has narrowly defined its role as 'homeland defense' against an enemy attack from outside the United States, limiting its role in disaster response to a last-resort backfill for civil authorities. Not surprisingly, that philosophy dictates a very passive posture. - Stephen Flynn

While today's news is a hit for our Twin Cities community, I still have the expectation that the Pentagon will uphold its commitment to keep the impact to Minnesota to a minimum and establish a meaningful, follow-on mission for the Air Guard's 148th Fighter Wing in Duluth. - Norm Coleman

What this administration has done ... is to say that until someone tells us that 19 men are going to hijack four airplanes and fly them into the World Trade Centers and the Pentagon at 9 a.m. on September 11, we are not accountable... In the Money. - Gary Hart

What they are trying to do at the Pentagon is not - and underscore 'not' and underline it and put it in capital letters - in the best interest of the country. The Pentagon is asleep and is not looking after our defense industrial base. - Donald Manzullo

We've witnessed a unique victory. To turn a Pentagon decision of this magnitude around in a little over a year's time, well, it doesn't usually happen. - Craig Williams

We're very concerned. We are seeking more information from the Pentagon. - Scott McClellan