Quotes about "War & Peace"

I went on inactive duty in August 1945, and since I had stayed in such good shape and had played ball on military teams, I was ready to start for the Indians just two days later, against the Tigers. ”

The U.S. military cannot fight Iraq's war for them. ”

Congress votes for things the military doesn't want, and planes and other weaponry that cost a lot but don't work. ”

Going to war against Iran - whether one calls such a move 'surgical' or 'total' - would be an extremely serious undertaking; with worldwide economic, military, diplomatic and human ramifications in both the short- and the long-term. ”

Defence must be more adaptable, able to respond quickly to the changes in the security environment and the character of conflict. ”

The reasoning for our civil-military plan is that lasting success will be when the Afghan government, security forces and people can resist the insurgents and terrorists themselves. ”

I have always had a keen interest in defence and military history and read more on this subject than anything else. ”

There was this conflict within me because so many people would come up to me to ask for prayers for all sorts of things, and 50% would be about money like, 'How can I pay for the tuition fee of my kids?' And I could only pray for them. I had no advice to give them because I didn't know anything about money. ”

I went to Ft Bragg and learned that Delta was indeed gearing up for the rescue. Still I was concerned the Reagan staff would not be willing to take the risk of sending an official military force into Laos. ”

Diplomacy is more than saying or doing the right things at the right time, it is avoiding saying or doing the wrong things at any time. ”