Great national security quotations: The Warlord Loop’s first-ever compilation
For your weekend reading, here is a link to a great compilation of favorite national security quotations, courtesy of retired Army Col. John Collins, chief of the Warlord Loop, a rollicking, on-going, e-mail discussion of national security issues. The link will take you to a fun, wide-ranging list, in which you will see some things ...
For your weekend reading, here is a link to a great compilation of favorite national security quotations, courtesy of retired Army Col. John Collins, chief of the Warlord Loop, a rollicking, on-going, e-mail discussion of national security issues. The link will take you to a fun, wide-ranging list, in which you will see some things you've never seen before, and some familiar ones attributed finally to the right source.
For your weekend reading, here is a link to a great compilation of favorite national security quotations, courtesy of retired Army Col. John Collins, chief of the Warlord Loop, a rollicking, on-going, e-mail discussion of national security issues. The link will take you to a fun, wide-ranging list, in which you will see some things you’ve never seen before, and some familiar ones attributed finally to the right source.
Well worth your time, especially as the winter wind howls outside.
Thomas E. Ricks is a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy. Twitter: @tomricks1
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