"MoD civilians contribute to every aspect of defence in the UK, internationally and in theatre, and these necessary changes will be achieved mostly through reductions in recruiting and by not replacing those who leave".
The unprecedented way that Grant ran his cabinet, in a military style rather than civilian, contributed to the scandals.
Mr. Sekzer says he is glad, if it is true as he has been told, that the bombs with his son's name killed no civilians and contributed to the overthrow of Saddam Hussein.
Jaish-i-Muhammad is generally held responsible for an Oct. 1 suicidal attack on the state legislature in Srinagar, the summer capital of Kashmir, that killed 38 people, mostly civilians, and contributed to the sudden deterioration in relations between India and Pakistan.
The Saudi-led intervention has killed thousands of civilians and contributed to one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters.
Anyway, he asked, what has civilian rule contributed to Pakistan?
But when the Navy's chief spokesman, Rear Adm. Stephen Pietropaoli, was asked whether the civilians could have contributed to the accident, he curtly replied that "only people who don't understand how submarines work" would suggest such a connection.
Moscow remains wary of the Afghan quagmire, with memories still fresh of the disastrous 1979-89 war that cost the lives of 15,000 Russian soldiers and uncounted Afghan civilians, and ultimately contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
South Korean military and civilians around Waegwan contributed to the funds for this memorial.
As it became clear that decisions made by civilian officials had contributed to the Army's difficulties in Iraq, researchers delved into those policies as well.
