Bombing Quote by George Orwell

Bombing is a very dangerous option because it's so convenient and because at home it's politically acceptable because our boys aren't dying on the…

— Pierre Sprey

One of the fundamental pillars of international humanitarian law is that proper distinction should be made between military targets and civilians. That is why…

— Emily Thornberry

I hear somebody saying we should carpet bomb Iraq or Syria. Not only is that inhumane, not only is that contrary to our values,…

— Donald Trump

The terrorism of the suicide bomber and the terrorism of aerial bombardment are indeed morally equivalent. To say otherwise (as either side might) is…

— Howard Zinn

The only moral question with suicide bombing is who the target is. And in that sense, the suicide bomber is no different from the…

— George Galloway

People are fond of using military terms to describe what they do. We call it bombing when we go out painting, when of course…

— Banksy

Bombing people for economic reasons is as horrible as killing a pregnant woman.

— Kris Kristofferson

What else is wrong with 'suicide' bombing? Legally, less than what one might believe. While it may or may not be good strategy, it…

— Enver Masud

War is a nasty, dirty, rotten business. It's all right for the Navy to blockade a city, to starve the inhabitants to death. But…

— Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet

With the indiscriminate nature of modern military technology (no such thing as a "smart bomb," it turns out) all wars are wars against civilians,…

— Howard Zinn

Bombing, particularly from the perspective of the receiving end, is not 'communication.' Bombs result in death and destruction.

— H. R. McMaster

Carpet bombing tends to portray something that's totally indiscriminate, you know, en masse without regard to the target.

— Norman Schwarzkopf