The First Battle of Fallujah was called off in part because of the intensity of non-U.S. media coverage of civilian casualties from outlets like Al Jazeera. Phil Klay battlecallcasualty Change image and share on social
Fiction is the best way I know how to think something through. Phil Klay fiction Change image and share on social
Resilience is, of course, necessary for a warrior. But a lack of empathy isn't. Phil Klay empathylackresilience Change image and share on social
Writing 'Redeployment' shook me in ways I never expected. Phil Klay expectredeploymentshake Change image and share on social
You come back from war, and you have a certain authority to talk about war. Phil Klay authoritybacktalk Change image and share on social
In war, it feels like everything you're doing is more important because you're in the proximity of violence and death, and that proximity changes your relationship to America because it changes the way you see the world. Phil Klay americadeathfelt share on social
I didn't want to write a 'this is how it is' Iraq book, because the Iraq War is an intensely complicated variety of things. Phil Klay bookcomplicateintensely Change image and share on social
I was studying with Peter Carey, Colum McCann; but also, my fellow students were really critical readers for me. Phil Klay careycolumcritical Change image and share on social
I never thought anyone would pity me because of my time in the Marine Corps. Phil Klay corpsmarinepity Change image and share on social
I literally went straight to New York City from Iraq, which was bizarre and complicated. I was walking down Madison Avenue, and it was spring, and people were smartly dressed, and it was so strange because there was no sense that we were at war. It was something to grapple with. Phil Klay avenuebizarrecity share on social
