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Lawrence Korb

(1939–2026) Military Officer

7 quotes in 54 categories

Lawrence Korb was a military officer, best known for Memories of the Apollo and Space Shuttle Programs.

Quick Facts About Lawrence Korb

Born: July 9, 1939
Died: April 20, 2026
Profession: Military Officer
Notable works: Memories of the Apollo and Space Shuttle Programs

About Lawrence Korb

Lawrence Joseph Korb Sr. was an American Navy officer, academic, and political analyst who was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and a senior adviser to the Center for Defense Information. He was once director of national security studies at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Lawrence Korb

It costs us $1 million for every troop[soldier] in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan

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With Guard and Reserve units, you can end up with a lot of people from one part of the country dying in…

Attention

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The highest levels of the U.S. military, the Defense Department, and the White House must be held accountable for putting our troops…

Authority

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We need to stop spending money on those weapons systems that do not advance national security.

Cybersecurity

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This is still a man's profession, with a lot of men who intellectually and emotionally have not accepted that the military could…

Accepted

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There's been an increase in the number of Iraqis in training, but more Americans are dying and violence is increasing.

Dying

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If Kuwait grew carrots we wouldn't give a damn.

Carrots

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