Author: Phil Klay

Quotes

You're not supposed to risk your life just for the physical safety of American citizens - you're supposed to risk your life for American ideals as well.

You're not supposed to risk your life just for the physical safety of American citizens - you're supposed to risk your life for American ideals as well.

- Phil Klay

If you're going to write about war, the ugly side is inevitable. Suffering and death are obviously part of war.

If you're going to write about war, the ugly side is inevitable. Suffering and death are obviously part of war.

- Phil Klay

I saw so many radically different versions of Iraq. It would have been difficult for me to come back and think, 'This is the Iraq experience.'

I saw so many radically different versions of Iraq. It would have been difficult for me to come back and think, 'This is the Iraq experience.'

- Phil Klay

It's easier to get people to talk to you if you're a vet and you want to interview a vet about war. Sometimes they open up a little bit easier.

It's easier to get people to talk to you if you're a vet and you want to interview a vet about war. Sometimes they open up a little bit easier.

- Phil Klay

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