9 Bruce Sterling Quotes on Military

Bruce Sterling quotes on military

25. I'm an entertainer in the military-entertainment complex.

27. I've been in the Pentagon, and there's not unanimous sentiment in there. The Pentagon is not a monolithic entity, it's a bunch of different military services and established industrial interests quarreling over tactics and funding.

29. If bin Laden is in fact publicly killed, then the US military will find itself standing around with its hands in its pockets, wondering what's supposed to come next.

30. If disasters get bad enough, they certainly become national-security threats and the National Guard is called in.

31. If politics and business fail us, of course the military will be called in. In the developing world, the massive and repeated ecological disasters are quite commonly met by the military.

32. If the National Guard never goes home because the weather never gets any better, that's a scenario we Viridians like to call 'Khaki Green.'

37. It's by no means a pleasant prospect, but what else is there? I once saw the 82nd Airborne doing rescue and psychological operations in the wreckage of Hurricane Andrew. I respect their dedication, and the population was thrilled to see them.

54. There are no fronts, the commanding headquarters of generals can be smashed instantly and are number-one targets, supply lines can be interdicted at will, trans-border invasions by organized national armies are heavily disapproved by large coalitions of nations.

57. They're busily re-thinking a lot of their cherished doctrines. Nothing concentrates the military mind like getting shot at.