And so, I mean, he declared war right there and then in so many words and Alex says later in the book, nobody in the White House from that point on had any doubt that we were going to bomb the mainland of Asia. James Stockdale alexasiabomb share on social
The mad, cruel, and accursed American war. Lord George Gordon accursedamericancruel Change image and share on social
And the Blue Angels are coming back to scare the local population. I remember seeing old Vietnamese women ducking under the benches in Washington Square; they thought they were back in the war. Lawrence Ferlinghetti angelbackbench Change image and share on social
Here, in Cork district, you have in combination all the dangers which war can inflict. Eamon de Valera combinationcorkdanger Change image and share on social
I did have a life before the Animals, and I'm trying constantly to prove that I have a life after the Animals. People tend to forget that I was the frontman with War for two years. People sort of have compartmental memories. Eric Burdon animalcompartmentalconstantly share on social
When you go to war as a boy, you have a great illusion of immortality. Other people get killed, not you... Then, when you are badly wounded the first time, you lose that illusion, and you know it can happen to you. Ernest Hemingway badlyboygreat share on social
War was forced upon mankind in his original civil and social condition. Elihu Root civilconditionforce Change image and share on social
Afghanistan does have an air force: It has two C-130s. I saw one of them. It was nice, a gift from the United States. But two planes don't even make a Caribbean charter airline, let alone an air force for a country at war. Richard Engel 130safghanistanair share on social
During the Cold War, we gathered information by listening to the Soviets, taking pictures of the Soviets, and we allowed our human intelligence to decline. Bob Graham allowcolddecline Change image and share on social
There's no excuse for skimping on national defense when the country is at war. Bill Nelson countrydefenseexcuse Change image and share on social