You can't have force structure without proper training, without proper equipment, without proper leadership, without proper funding to conduct exercises and perform maintenance. Joseph Dunford More Quotes by Joseph Dunford More Quotes From Joseph Dunford In a major conflict, these shortfalls will result in a delayed response and/or the unnecessary loss of American lives. Joseph Dunford politics In a major conflict, those shortfalls will result in delayed response and/or the unnecessary loss of young American lives. Joseph Dunford company-news It's a question of time or American lives. Joseph Dunford us-news I learned early in my career that if you see something that is not to standard or not within the law, and you ignore it, you've set a new standard, and it's lower. Joseph Dunford newignoreyoulaw The work that Google is doing in China is indirectly benefiting the Chinese military. Indirect may not be a full characterization of the way it is. It's more of a direct benefit to the Chinese military. Joseph Dunford doinggoogleworkway When you have to make a choice between capacity and capability, I would go with capability. Joseph Dunford makechoicegoyou There's no substitute for taking a clear-eyed look at the threats we'll face and asking how our force will adapt to meet those threats. Joseph Dunford meetfacewilllook It is not unimaginable to have military options to respond to North Korean nuclear capability. What's unimaginable to me is allowing a capability that would allow a nuclear weapon to land in Denver, Colorado. That's unimaginable to me. So my job will be to develop military options to make sure that doesn't happen. Joseph Dunford happenwilljobme In my judgment, us assisting the Chinese military in advancing technologically is not in U.S. national interests. Joseph Dunford nationalusjudgmentmilitary My sense is that General Kayani recognises that a stable and secure Afghanistan is in the best interests of Pakistan. Joseph Dunford sensebestafghanistanpakistan When you start to look at completing the development of a modern professional army, when you talk about maturing a democracy, when you talk about development and the economic conditions that have to be addressed, a decade is not too short a period of time to talk about. Joseph Dunford lookyoudemocracytime All the nations that are adjacent to Afghanistan have a vested interest in the future stability and security of Afghanistan. Joseph Dunford afghanistansecurityfutureinterest If we're going to grow capacity, you need to do it in a way where it is meaningful capability. Joseph Dunford growneedyouway I'm an implementer of policy, not a maker of policy. Joseph Dunford makerpolicy We have a strong tradition in our country of senior leaders being apolitical, nonpartisan. Joseph Dunford beingtraditionstrongcountry I think that it's very important that whoever is in office can trust the U.S. military to provide him with advice in private so that advice is not then used by somebody to try to criticize the president or try to influence the outcome. Joseph Dunford thinktrustinfluenceimportant Generally, Sunday talk shows talk about policy, and I don't address policy. Joseph Dunford abouttalkpolicysunday Competition doesn't have to be conflict. Joseph Dunford conflictcompetition What we are doing in the Pacific is we're flying, operating, and sailing wherever international law allows, and the purpose of that is to demonstrate that we are standing up for those rules. Joseph Dunford doingflyingpurposelaw We cannot keep gapping units where we need a good strong NCO or staff NCO and he's not there. They've got to have the right technical, the right leadership qualifications for the billet. Joseph Dunford needgoodstrongleadership
