“I'm not saying that George W. Bush did everything right. But even if you take a skeptical view of his Iraq war, [Barack] Obama made the more serious error of withdrawing his troops from Iraq early.” IfsMadeWarViewsSeriousErrorsIraqBarackTroopsSkepticalIraq WarWithdrawing Author:Garry Kasparov
“War is a serious game in which a man risks his reputation, his troops, and his country. A sensible man will search himself to know whether or not he is fitted for the trade.” KnowsMenWarCountryGamesRiskSeriousTradeReputationSensibleTroops Author:Napoleon Bonaparte
“I would not use American ground forces in Syria. I think that would be a very serious mistake. I don't think American troops should be holding territory, which is what they would have to do as an occupying force. I don't think that is a smart strategy.” ThinkingShouldUseWould BeForceMistakeSeriousSmartStrategyTerritoryTroopsSyriaAmerican TroopsSerious Mistakes Author:Hillary Clinton
“It's perfectly natural to desire more troops when engaged in a military operation facing serious obstacles, and the more troops you have, probably, the [lower the] risk of causalities.” DesireNaturalRiskMilitarySeriousObstaclesOperationsEngagedTroopsCausalityMilitary OperationsPerfectly Natural Author:Zbigniew Brzezinski
“Russia committed an act of aggression in Ukraine, and that's the first time since 1945 a European country has seized the territory of another European country. That's serious business. They started a war with their neighbor. Their troops as well as the separatists funded and controlled by Russia are killing people just about every day.” PeopleFirstsWellsWarCountrySeriousFirst TimeKillingCommittedNeighborRussiaControlledTerritoryAggressionTroopsUkraineEuropean CountriesSerious Business Author:Daniel Fried