“Canadians haven't been conditioned that Canadian forces are going to be asked to take more aggressive combat roles.”
Tim Woolstencroft
“Unlike all other forms of lute or combat the conditions are that the winner shall take nothing; neither his ease, nor his pleasure, nor any notions of glory; nor, if he wins far enough, shall there be any reward within himself.”
Ernest Hemingway
“There is no such thing as clean combat. We have the best trained forces, but there is no way to avoid collateral damage or unintended consequences when weapons are employed to solve what might have been solved diplomatically.”
Ken Bacon
“How does someone who is not a member of the armed forces of a nation state become an armed combatant?”
Andrew Patel
“The goal should be to withdraw the bulk of American combat forces by the end of next year.”
Senator John Kerry
“This contract further validates Raytheon's prime role, delivering a comprehensive, integrated solution that has become the combat control baseline for the U.S. Navy's submarine fleet.”
Dan Martin
“And the combat ceased, for want of combatants.”
Pierre Corneille