I want to put any number of assorted 'ists' - such as relativists, deconstructionists, destructivists, postmodernists, the more maudlin kind of pacifists and feminists - firmly in their place. — Martin Van Creveld Copy Share Image
Obviously, we don't want Iran to have nuclear weapons and I don't know if they're developing them, but if they're not developing them, they're crazy. — Martin Van Creveld Copy Share Image
In Tunisia, the so-called Yasmin revolution has led to the installation of a relatively moderate Islamic government. Whether or not that means democracy will,… — Martin Van Creveld Copy Share Image
We possess several hundred atomic warheads and rockets and can launch them at targets in all directions, perhaps even at Rome. Most European capitals… — Martin Van Creveld Copy Share Image
The enemy resembles us. Therefore, he needs to be approached not as an assembly of 'targets' to be destroyed one by one; but as… — Martin Van Creveld Copy Share Image
“Though Moltke was working with subordinates who were totally lacking in comprehension for whatever strategic plans he may have entertained and who on occasion… — Martin Van Creveld Copy Share Image
The fate of Syria hangs in the balance, but it is entirely possible that the fall of the Assad regime will result in anarchy and cause Syria to turn into a second Afghanistan, a base for anti-Israel terrorism. — Martin Van Creveld Copy Share
I want to put any number of assorted 'ists' - such as relativists, deconstructionists, destructivists, postmodernists, the more maudlin kind of pacifists and feminists… — Martin Van Creveld Copy Share Image
Except when war is waged in a desert, noncombatants, also known as civilians or "the people," constitute the great majority of those affected. — Martin Van Creveld Copy Share Image
The combination of professionalism and technology may also result in narrow-minded specialization more suited to a debating society than to an organization whose task… — Martin Van Creveld Copy Share Image
If you are strong, and you are fighting the weak for any period of time, you are going to become weak yourself. If you… — Martin Van Creveld Copy Share Image
Since 2006, when the Second Lebanon War killed perhaps 2,000 Lebanese, many of them civilians, and led to the destruction of an entire section… — Martin Van Creveld Copy Share Image
Obviously, we don't want Iran to have nuclear weapons and I don't know if they're developing them, but if they're not developing them, they're… — Martin Van Creveld Copy Share Image
The defense of the West Bank by Arab forces would be a truly suicidal enterprise. The late King Hussein understood these facts well. Until… — Martin Van Creveld Copy Share Image
