There was no way to tell what the commander was thinking.

Then the commander thought about it some more and her heart sank.

American commanders no longer thought of their men as expendable assets.

The commander thought that his final statement had settled the matter.

The commander thought for a moment, then shook his head.

The commander thought a moment, then shook his head from side to side.

We could have just gone in by force, but our commander thought it was better for us to negotiate.

It was important that her commanders think the same way she did.

The commander here thinks this is a waste of time.

A commander in warfare cannot think too much about his men, or else he would never send them out into battle to die.