Goals Quote by Gordon Chang

“Whenever a regular army finds itself engaged upon hostilities against irregular forces, or forces which in their armament, their organization, and their discipline are…

— Charles Edward Callwell

“Warfare is now an interlocking system of actions—political, economic, psychological, military—that aims at the overthrow of the established authority in a country and its…

— Roger Trinquier

“For among the many things that warfare does is temporarily define the entire enemy population as superfluous, as expendable—a redefinition that must take place…

— David E. Stannard

“...much of modern military tactics is geared toward maneuvering the enemy into a position where they can essentially be massacred from safety.”

— Sebastian Junger

“while the main laws of strategy can be stated clearly enough for the benefit of all and sundry, you must be guided by the…

— Sun Tzu

“The nature of war is to shape the enemy.”

— Chet Richards

“All warfare that is not defensive is criminal.”

— Jane Porter

“The ultimate objective of all military operations is the destruction of the enemy’s armed forces and his will to fight.”* This sums up the…

— J.C. Wylie

“Primitive (and guerrilla) warfare consists of war stripped to its essentials: the murder of enemies; the theft or destruction of their sustenance, wealth, and…

— Lawrence H. Keeley

“Warfare is the Way of deception.”

— Sun Tzu

“The nature of strategy consists of always having, even with a weaker army, more forces at the point of attack or at the point…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

National security rests on the credible threat of a form of warfare universally condemned since the Dark Ages, the wholesale slaughter of noncombatants.

— George Will