Except when war is waged in a desert, noncombatants, also known as civilians or "the people," constitute the great majority of those affected.
Martin Van CreveldThe problem is that you cannot prove yourself against someone who is much weaker than yourself.
Martin Van CreveldOur armed forces are not the thirtieth strongest in the world, but rather the second or third. We have the capability to take the world down with us. And I can assure you that this will happen before Israel goes under.
Martin Van Creveld