I suppose it is the lot of soldiers and Marines to be objectified according to the politics of the day and the mood of the American people about their war. Phil Klay americandaylot Change image and share on social
A lot of the great pieces of journalism from Iraq showed how important command influence was in violent, aggressive environments, where Marines and soldiers had a constrained set of choices to make in sudden moments. Phil Klay aggressivechoicecommand share on social
I'm not anti-war. I served in a war, and I served proudly. But just or not, necessary or not, war is the industrial-scale slaughter of other humans. Phil Klay antihumanindustrial Change image and share on social
I've certainly thought a lot more about things like tyranny and patriotism and violence. I think I found some kind of clarity - definitely a thicker understanding. Phil Klay clarityfindhave Change image and share on social
In State of the Union addresses, I always look at the foreign policy and military parts first, which are generally pretty minimal. Phil Klay addressforeigngenerally Change image and share on social
Certainly, my exposure in high school to writers like Flannery O'Connor, Shusaku Endo, Fyodor Dostoevsky and Graham Greene was formative. Phil Klay connordostoevskyendo Change image and share on social
I think that just because you've been through an experience doesn't make you the ultimate arbiter of what it means. We figure things out; we work things out through the help of other people who can engage with us but also be intelligently critical. Phil Klay arbitercriticalengage share on social
The Cold War provided justification for a larger peacetime military, since we were never really at peace, or so the argument went. Phil Klay argumentcoldjustification Change image and share on social
We're told that when we remember, the same parts of our brain light up as when we experienced the event we're remembering. Your brain lives through it again. Phil Klay braineventexperience Change image and share on social
'Redeployment' is a military term. It means to transfer a unit from one area to another. Phil Klay areameanmilitary Change image and share on social
