Mike Jackson Quotes
- We told them this morning and I think they (reacted) like you would expect. It was a surprise and the reality of this is very…
- Everything starts and finishes with the soldier.
- I understand all the problems for the Ministry of Defence, of course I do; working within a budget and trying to do so many things…
- If you move between battalions, you are still within the same tribe.
- Intervention continues to be a prominent dimension of the post-cold war world.
- It is absolutely bedrock to the British Army's philosophy that a commanding officer is responsible for what goes on within his command.
- Missing your lunch is not exactly the end of the world.
- Nations, not least America, retain full command of their national forces.
- Not much over £1,000 a month for the private soldier on operations is hardly an impressive figure.
- Soldiering is a very important profession, is it not?
- The Russians are a very sentimental people.
- You cannot expect soldiers to change people's minds. That has to be done in other ways.
- Military operations cannot be tidy or free of friction - particularly in a coalition whose contributing nations see the campaign through national prisms.
- Well, the U.N. Security Council resolution 1973 is very clear. It says all necessary measures to be taken to protect civilians and civilian areas. I…