Hamas is a political party and political parties don't recognize other countries.

The 50,000 Korean mercenaries we had in Vietnam were professional killers and just massacred people outright. And the American army did plenty of that too, but it couldn't take it after awhile. It's not the kind of job you can give to conscripts who are not trained to be murderers.

There is massive propaganda for everyone to consume. Consumption is good for profits and consumption is good for the political establishment.

The U.S. is, to a very unusual extent, a business-run society.

US wars are going to be against much weaker enemies. And they have to be won quickly and decisively before a popular reaction develops.

Michael Flynn, national security adviser, [his reaction] to the Iranian missile test the other day was very frightening. Now the missile test is ill-advised, they shouldn't have done it. But it's not in violation of international law or international agreements. They shouldn't have done it. His reaction suggested maybe we're going to go to war in retaliation.

Anything feasible and potentially effective should be explored.