Usually when reporting on powerful public figures, the press advisor and I would have had a conversation that established what journalists call… — Michael Hastings Advisor Copy Share Image
In late 2009, I returned to Baghdad after a lengthy absence. I was living alone, in the Hamra Hotel, the twice bombed-out… — Michael Hastings Absence Copy Share Image
Clearly the American military has been a force for good for the United States. There's a reason we have a standing military.… — Michael Hastings American military Copy Share Image
The military sensed weakness, exploited it and played Barack Obama. Obama's foreign policy has been consistently hawkish despite this reluctant warrior schtick… — Michael Hastings Afghanistan Copy Share Image
Gore Vidal, Glenn Greenwald, Noam Chomsky, all these guys talk about how the United States became a national security state after World… — Michael Hastings Absurd Copy Share Image
Afghanistan would have been difficult enough without Iraq. Iraq made it impossible. The argument that had we just focused on Afghanistan we'd… — Michael Hastings Afghanistan Copy Share Image
Look at the violence in Pakistan and the presence of U.S. troops in Afghanistan: the more troops we put in the more… — Michael Hastings Afghanistan Copy Share Image
Gore Vidal, Glenn Greenwald, Noam Chomsky, talk about how the U.S. became a national security state after World War II. Essentially there's… — Michael Hastings Absurd Copy Share Image
I've been in this business now for almost ten years. I've done a lot of stories. I have a pretty good track… — Michael Hastings Almost Copy Share Image
By the time of Andi Parhamovich death, I had already grown skeptical of the Iraq war. What her death made me realize… — Michael Hastings Compromise Copy Share Image
The minute you start arming people in these conflict zones, things don't go as expected. We also need to look at precedent… — Michael Hastings Concessions Copy Share Image
General David Petraeus was so successful at getting on covers of magazines, having journalists fall in love with him, that in fact… — Michael Hastings Able Copy Share Image
The night before I began my career as a presidential campaign reporter, in September 2007, I finished Theodore White's 'The Making of… — Michael Hastings Account Copy Share Image
You basically have to be willing to devote your life to journalism if you want to break in. Treat it like it's… — Michael Hastings Basically Copy Share Image
For me, when I go in to write a profile, and no ground rules are laid down, and I'm there to write… — Michael Hastings Cover Copy Share Image
The only thing I've ever regretted is not writing more; not being more honest; not saying how it really is in Baghdad.… — Michael Hastings Honest Copy Share Image
Look, I went into journalism to do journalism, not advertising, — Michael Hastings Advertising Copy Share Image
If the thumbnail version of the Iraq war was that Bush lied about WMD, the thumbnail version of Obama's war in Afghanistan… — Michael Hastings Afghanistan Copy Share Image
I think when war becomes your life, I think it's very difficult to have the proper perspective to be able to create… — Michael Hastings Able Copy Share Image
The first time I met President Obama was 2006 in Baghdad. He was the senator from Illinois; it was a month before… — Michael Hastings Actually Copy Share Image
I made this bad joke on Twitter saying, "I want to put in my first no-bid contract to train the Libyan army… — Michael Hastings Army Copy Share Image
As for the like of Hillary Clinton, I - you know, I've covered Secretary of State Clinton before. I covered her during… — Michael Hastings Any Copy Share Image
A woman I loved [Andi Parhamovich] was killed in Baghdad in January 2007 – al-Qaeda in Iraq took credit for it …… — Michael Hastings Al qaeda Copy Share Image
When interviewing for a job, tell the editor how you love to report. How your passion is gathering information. Do not mention… — Michael Hastings Deep Copy Share Image
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