Art Quote by Sun Tzu

In the years leading up to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, thinking about defense was driven by ideas that regarded successful military operations…

— H. R. McMaster

“Thus, though we have heard of stupid haste in war, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays.”

— Sun Tzu

“I saw immediately what they were: human technology that had become haunted, possessed by quick, gleaming cleverness. I had seen smart machines before then,…

— Alastair Reynolds

A military operation involves deception. Even though you are competent, appear to be incompetent. Though effective, appear to be ineffective.

— Sun Tzu

Short, successful military adventures are as effective as the Super Bowl in diverting people's attention from unpleasant truths.

— John Stockwell

Our movement was a great success; I think the most successful military movement of my life. But I expect to receive more credit for…

— Stonewall Jackson

“Some of the most highly trained and successful military forces – Nelson’s fleet, Montgomery’s 8th Army, Wingate’s Chindits – were worked up to excellence…

— Gilbert Andrew Hugh Gordon

The military operation in Lebanon was the most successful military operation in recent Israeli history. Many in Israel don't recognise that.

— Ehud Olmert

Odyssey Dawn? That's not a military operation. That's a Carnival Cruise ship.

— Stephen Colbert

The reality of Canadian history is that we've been willing to do the important things the world demanded of us: fighting in World War…

— Chris Alexander

There are markets extending from Mali, Indonesia, way outside the purview of any one government which operated under civil laws, so contracts weren't, except…

— David Graeber

Military operations cannot be tidy or free of friction - particularly in a coalition whose contributing nations see the campaign through national prisms.

— Mike Jackson