There is no lack of bravery in the ranks of our armed forces, but bureaucratic cowardice rules in our intelligence establishment (as well as at the higher levels of military command).

There is no lack of bravery in the ranks of our armed forces, but bureaucratic cowardice rules in our intelligence establishment (as well as at the higher levels of military command).

Social peace requires reciprocity.

A soldier's longing to talk about his experiences of battle is a wound that never heals.

Our president seems determined to do anything he can with the Russians and the Russians hate - but a report and hates us. He is malevolent and he is as close to pure evil as I can find. He's also brilliant. I don't understand what any American would want an alliance with Russia. We should be strengthening our alliance with democracies instead of trashing nato we should be building it up much more strongly.

I fear that we read of war, like women gossip, to enjoy the bitter misery of others.

When I'm writing about reality, I'm writing about death. When I'm writing fiction, I'm writing about life.