Quotes about "War & Peace"

Politicians will talk strategy and tactics and policies and programs until they're blue in the face, or you strangle them and they turn blue. ”

Rich people don't like to be in the military. The shoes are ugly and the uniforms itch. Rich people don't go in much for revolution or terrorism, either. ”

Pakistan is not a rogue state, but it harbours and covertly supports rogue elements. While war is not the answer, hard or coercive diplomacy could be. ”

I readily concede that a prime minister is not required to speak on every occasion or on every subject, but when there is a duty to speak, silence is unacceptable. Silence can be a strategy, silence can be a tactic, but silence can never be an answer to the ills of our polity and the fault lines of our society. ”

The hatred Muslim extremists feel against the West feeds on certain conflicts in the world. ”

The military has been tremendously important in the past during catastrophes and in protecting the population. But it shouldn't become an auxiliary police force. ”

We can no longer apply the classic criteria to clearly determine whether and when we should use military force. We are waging war in Afghanistan, for example, but it's an asymmetrical war where the enemies are criminals instead of soldiers. ”

Nevertheless, I do know that we are part of a danger zone, we have military operations in Afghanistan and we're training the Iraqi police force. The terrorists also have us in their sights. ”

Communication and communication strategy is not just part of the game - it is the game. ”

I have lived all my life as part of an ethnic conflict. ”