“Nations whose nationalism is destroyed are subject to ruin.” NationsSubjectsMilitaryDestroyedRuinsNationalism Author:Muammar al-Gaddafi
“The military forces of the revolutionary adversary are diffuse. One is never sure whether one has destroyed them unless one is ready to destroy a large portion of the population, and this usually conflicts with the political aim of the war and hence also violates a fundamental Clausewitzian principle.” WarPoliticalForcePrinciplesMilitaryReadyConflictAimFundamentalsPopulationDestroyedRevolutionaryPortionsAdversariesMilitary Force Author:Anatol Rapoport
“We shall never stop until we can go back home and Israel is destroyed... The goal of our struggle is the end of Israel, and there can be no compromises or mediations... the goal of this violence is the elimination of Zionism from Palestine in all its political, economic and military aspects... We don't want peace, we want victory. Peace for us means Israel's destruction and nothing else.” WantMeanEndsHomePoliticalGoalStruggleViolenceEconomicMilitaryVictoryAspectDestructionIsraelDestroyedCompromisePalestineBack HomeEliminationZionismMediationNo Compromise Author:Yasser Arafat
“Nonviolent action involves opposing the opponent's power, including his police and military capacity, not with the weapons chosen by him but by quite different means. Repression by the opponent is used against his own power position in a kind of political "ju-jitsu" and the very sources of his power thus reduced or removed, with the result that his political and military position is seriously weakened or destroyed.” KindMeanDifferentActionPoliticalUsedResultsPowerMilitaryPositionSourceWeaponsCapacityPoliceIncludingChosenDestroyedOpponentsRepressionOpposing Author:Gene Sharp
“Around the world, America's influence has declined while this president [Barack Obama] has destroyed our military, our allies no longer trust us, and our adversaries no longer respect us.” WorldAmericaPresidentInfluenceMilitaryDestroyedAround The WorldBarackAlliesAdversariesPresident Barack Obama Author:Marco Rubio
“I consider both the West Bank and Gaza to be colonised, even though Gaza is not occupied in the same way that the West Bank is. The Israeli government and military control all goods that pass in or out of that area, and they have restricted employment and building material that would allow Palestinians to rebuild homes and structures that were destroyed by bombardment.” WayHomeGovernmentMilitaryBuildingMaterialsAreasStructureWestDestroyedEmploymentGoodsPalestinianIsraeliGazaBuilding Materials Author:Judith Butler