Author: H. R. McMaster

Quotes

Every time you treat an Iraqi disrespectfully, you are working for the enemy.

Every time you treat an Iraqi disrespectfully, you are working for the enemy.

- H. R. McMaster

We confuse activity with progress, and that's always dangerous, especially in war.

We confuse activity with progress, and that's always dangerous, especially in war.

- H. R. McMaster

The war in Vietnam was not lost in the field, nor was it lost on the front pages of the 'New York Times' or the college campuses. It was lost in Washington, D.C.

The war in Vietnam was not lost in the field, nor was it lost on the front pages of the 'New York Times' or the college campuses. It was lost in Washington, D.C.

- H. R. McMaster

What we can afford least is to define the problem of future war as we would like it to be and, by doing so, introduce into our defense vulnerabilities based on self-delusion.

What we can afford least is to define the problem of future war as we would like it to be and, by doing so, introduce into our defense vulnerabilities based on self-delusion.

- H. R. McMaster

Be skeptical of concepts that divorce war from its political nature, particularly those that promise fast, cheap victory through technology.

Be skeptical of concepts that divorce war from its political nature, particularly those that promise fast, cheap victory through technology.

- H. R. McMaster

People fight today for the same fundamental reasons the Greek historian Thucydides identified nearly 2,500 years ago: fear, honor, and interest.

People fight today for the same fundamental reasons the Greek historian Thucydides identified nearly 2,500 years ago: fear, honor, and interest.

- H. R. McMaster

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