“The most consistently successful commanders, when faced by an enemy in a position that was strong naturally or materially, have hardly ever tackled it in a direct way. And when, under pressure of circumstances, they have risked a direct attack, the result has commonly been to blot their record with a failure.” WayStrongResultsEnemySuccessfulRecordsMilitaryPositionCircumstancesDirectPressureConsistentlyCommandersUnder Pressure Author:B. H. Liddell Hart
“The Holocaust has proven to be an indispensable ideological weapon. Through its deployment, one of the world's most formidable military powers, with a horrendous human rights record, has cast itself as a "victim" state, and the most successful ethnic group in the US has likewise acquired victim status.” WorldHumansStatesSuccessfulRecordsRightsGroupsMilitaryWeaponsVictimHuman RightsCastsHolocaustProvenIndispensableIdeologicalFormidableDeploymentMilitary PowerEthnic Groups Author:Norman Finkelstein
“Promoting a record on a major label is like running a minor military campaign.” RunningRecordsMilitaryMajorsCampaignsLabelsMinorsPromoting Author:Robyn Hitchcock
“There was an embarrassing moment in the White House earlier today. They were looking around while searching for George Bush's military records. They actually found some old Al Gore ballots.” MomentsTodayFoundHouseWhiteRecordsMilitaryWhite HouseAlsEmbarrassingGoreBallotsEmbarrassing Moment Author:David Letterman
“The information that the Secret Service shared with the White House included hotel records and firsthand accounts - the same types of evidence the agency and military relied on to determine who in their ranks was involved.” HouseWhiteSecretRecordsMilitaryInformationTypeInvolvedEvidenceAccountsDetermineAgencyHotelWhite HouseNotableSecret Service Author:Carol D. Leonnig
“We know about General John Kelly's military experience and his record there and being a decorated veteran of combat over in Iraq in particular. In fact, that's where I first met him was when Ramadi was shot to shambles during the surge era. We took a ride around there, even a minaret was shot in half and he pointed to that and said we were taking fire from that minaret. My son took that down with a 20 milimeter cannon. That's my first impression of John Kelly.” KnowsFirstsSaidFactsHalfRecordsFireMilitaryParticularSonMetsShotsIraqImpressionErasMy SonCombatVeteranCannonsFirst ImpressionShamblesMilitary Experience Author:Steve King
“What would you do differently as defense secretary to compensate for this record in which the greatest military in the world, as we are constantly told, doesn't get the job done?” WorldDoneJobsRecordsMilitaryDefenseSecretaryGet The Job DoneGreatest Military Author:James Mattis
“I do not support individual countries taking military action against another country because of its human rights record, or subsequently justifying taking such action on human rights grounds.” HumansCountryActionIndividualSupportRecordsRightsMilitaryHuman RightsMilitary Action Author:Mary Robinson