I was drafted during the Korean War. None of us wanted to go... It was only a couple of years after World War II had ended. We said, 'Wait a second? Didn't we just get through with that?' Clint Eastwood coupledraftend Change image and share on social
I beg Osama to stop warring. He is a Muslim, and Islam means peace. Nobody wins in a war... I wish I were tapped in the problem about Iraq. I knew Saddam enough that I could have talked him into surrendering. But it's too late. Imelda Marcos begiraqislam share on social
For too long, we've attached some mythic notion to government solutions, and yet, 40 years after we began the War on Poverty, poverty still abounds. Rand Paul aboundattachbegin Change image and share on social
Why should Iran have a deterrent strategy? Well, it's surrounded by hostile enemies. Both of its borders have been under occupation by a hostile superpower, the United States, which is constantly violating the U.N. charter by leaving open what they call the saying, 'all options are open' - meaning the threat of war. Noam Chomsky bordercallcharter share on social
Already this war on gangs in California is taking money from universities to build prisons, and the universities have some clout. Tom Hayden buildcaliforniaclout Change image and share on social
There are two problems for our species' survival - nuclear war and environmental catastrophe - and we're hurtling towards them. Knowingly. Noam Chomsky catastropheenvironmentalhurtle Change image and share on social
The primary theory embraced by the Bush administration to justify its War on Terror policies was that the 'battlefield' is no longer confined to identifiable geographical areas, but instead, the entire globe is now one big, unlimited 'battlefield.' Glenn Greenwald administrationareabattlefield share on social
One could reasonably argue that the Turkish pogrom against the Armenians during World War I qualifies as a crime against humanity, as does the United States' ethnic cleansing of Native Americans. Sebastian Junger americanarguearmenian Change image and share on social
People ask me about 'The Hurt Locker' a lot, and it's an incredible piece of filmmaking - as are 'Band of Brothers' and 'Platoon' and 'Full Metal Jacket' and 'Apocalypse Now.' But they're not necessarily true to war in a literal sense. What they are, really, are brilliant movies about Hollywood's idea of war. Sebastian Junger apocalypsebandbrilliant share on social
I think this could be our best victory over Germany since the war. John Motson germanyvictorywar Change image and share on social