Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people. Jawaharlal Nehru absencebringcondition share on social
Bush's war in Iraq has done untold damage to the United States. It has impaired our military power and undermined the morale of our armed forces. Our troops were trained to project overwhelming power. They were not trained for occupation duties. George Soros armbushdamage share on social
The war in Afghanistan is not of a peace with the rest of Obama's worldview. It's a holdover from the era that his election was supposed to bring to a close. George Packer afghanistanbringclose Change image and share on social
'The Assassins' Gate' is a very tightly controlled story of the ideas that led to the war and the consequences of those ideas in Iraq, and there is no doubt about where it is going and what kind of groundwork is being laid. George Packer assassinconsequencecontrol share on social
I know that I'm already in the history books and that people are going to remember me as the prisoner of war and the fabricated stories, but you know, to me I was just another soldier over there doing my job. Jessica Lynch bookfabricatehistory share on social
I don't think any war is worth having our soldiers killed. Jessica Lynch killsoldierwar Change image and share on social
Supporting the war on terror is not an anti-Palestinian act. It is anti-terror. Tzipi Livni actantipalestinian Change image and share on social
In reality, Republicans have long been at war with clean energy. They have ridiculed investments in solar and wind power, bashed energy-efficiency standards, attacked state moves to promote renewable energy and championed laws that would enshrine taxpayer subsidies for fossil fuels while stripping them from wind and solar. Jeff Goodell attackbashchampion share on social
The United States did not act in Iraq in 1988 when gas was being used on the Kurds or when gas was used in the Iranian-Iraq War. Jeff Duncan actiranianiraq Change image and share on social
Nixon did have a secret plan, and I knew that it involved making threats of nuclear war to North Vietnam. Daniel Ellsberg involveknowmake Change image and share on social