Jerad Alexander

“In war-as-spectacle, appearances could be more important than reality, because appearance often ended up determining reality.”
― Andrew J. Bacevich, The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War

“Call it habit or conditioning or socialization: The citizens of the United States have essentially forfeited any capacity to ask first-order questions about the fundamentals of national security policy.”
― Andrew J. Bacevich, Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War

“It dosnt matter how many mr. and mrs. johnsons are anti war- the actuall killers who know how to use the weapons are not.”
― Anthony Swofford, Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles

“During the Gulf War, an American soldier with a Gameboy was involved in an explosion. His Gameboy was severely burnt but was still operational. What is more bizarre is that it is still operational today. You can see it in the Nintendo World Store in New York.”
― James Egan, 3000 Facts About Video Games