I follow the teachings of Major General Smedley Darlington Butler, United States Marine Corps. He won two Congressional Medals of Honor, and he wrote the highly controversial antiwar book 'War is a Racket.' Jesse Ventura antiwarbookbutler share on social
I think, unfortunately, we live in a world where people attack other people and I think a legitimate rationale for war is the saving of human life, the saving of lives of people who cannot defend themselves. Sebastian Junger attackdefendhuman share on social
If you shell a military base and happen to kill civilians, you have not committed a war crime; if you deliberately target cities and towns, you have. Sebastian Junger basecitycivilian Change image and share on social
By Rice's own standards, the war was well underway by the time he took office. He was a war president the moment he took the oath. But did he act like one? Howard Fineman actmomentoath Change image and share on social
During the run up to the Iraq War, Mike Farrell and I did get on television kind of frequently, but then they saw that that didn't work. They really couldn't bait us into being stupid, so they stopped. You know the mainstream media, corporate media, avoids ever giving anyone who has anything to say a platform, if they can possibly help it. James Cromwell avoidbaitcorporate share on social
During the Cold War, America undertook serious military cuts only once: after the election of Richard Nixon, during the Vietnam War. The result: Vietnam fell to the Communists, the Russians moved into Afghanistan, and American influence around the globe waned dramatically. Ben Shapiro afghanistanamericaamerican share on social
In the United States in the 20th century, every major event that America was going through, there was a boxer who seemed to symbolically represent it, from slavery to the Vietnam War to the Depression - all the way along, you just seemed to have boxers that carried the narrative. Brin-Jonathan Butler 20thamericaboxer share on social
I go into Daunt Books in Marylebone every couple of weeks. My wife Sara demolishes books, but I only buy stuff occasionally. I like boys' things, spies and the Cold War. Noel Gallagher bookboybuy Change image and share on social
To walk through the ruined cities of Germany is to feel an actual doubt about the continuity of civilization. George Orwell actualcitycivilization Change image and share on social
In any case, decisions on troop levels in the American system of government are not made by any general or set of generals but by the civilian leadership of the war effort. Bill Kristol americancasecivilian Change image and share on social