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161 " fierce fraternal tradition, "
― Mark Bowden , The Last Stone
162 " So for Ho, the point of war was to force the United States to negotiate. "
― Mark Bowden , Huế 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam
163 " We do not doubt the outcome,” he said. “The duty of peace is burdensome. It is a duty many generations of Americans have chosen as their own. It is a duty many other young men have borne as you bear it now. In the discharge of that duty, none have honored themselves—none have honored their nation—so nobly, or so bravely, as the United States Marines. "
164 " Then he offered the colonel $6 million, a bribe from Pablo Escobar to call off the hunt. Better yet, the officer explained, “Continue the work, but do not do yourself or Pablo Escobar any real damage.” Pablo also wanted a list of any snitches inside his own organization. Sometimes the fate of an entire nation can hinge on the integrity of one man. "
― Mark Bowden , Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw
165 " When the New York Times confirmed the truth about Hue on its front page, word was definitely out: trapped marines . . . smoking city . . . five battalions of enemy troops. A huge fight was shaping up inside the old fortress. Suddenly nearly every reporter in the country was trying to get to Hue. "
166 " Pashtuns. "
― Mark Bowden , The Finish: The Killing of Osama Bin Laden
167 " Today police have new tools for old crimes. DNA testing offers seemingly magic solutions to decades-old mysteries as long as physical evidence has been preserved. "
168 " A petty criminal, killer, and audacious pedophile, Mileski had inserted himself into the investigation "
169 " the AirCav now rode to battle on helicopters, usually Hueys,85 which could carry a full squad; or on the newer, giant twin-engine Chinooks, "
170 " The United States should interact with other nations realistically, first, not on the basis of domestic political priorities. Very often the problems in distant lands have little or nothing to do with America’s ideological preoccupations. Beware of men with theories that explain everything. Trust those who approach the world with humility and cautious insight. "
171 " The pace and urgency of war have always accelerated the development of technology and encouraged novel uses of devices that already exist. "
172 " Beware of men with theories that explain everything. Trust those who approach the world with humility and cautious insight "
173 " It was hard to keep track. If Durant wasn’t on a real mission like this one, he was off somewhere in the world practicing for one. Practice defined the lives of the Night Stalkers. They practiced everything, even crashing. "
― Mark Bowden , Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War
174 " rooted firmly in centuries of tradition, who wanted to return Iran to some dimly remembered utopian past where clerics ruled like philosopher kings. "
― Mark Bowden , Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War With Militant Islam
175 " Man, God really does love medics. "
176 " The name of the game in warfare is to learn faster and act faster than the enemy. "
177 " On the same convoy were two marine “snuffies,” or combat correspondents, Steve Berntson and Dale Dye. "
178 " Snuffies didn’t bug out, and they didn’t write shit about you, either. "
179 " Eritrea "
180 " He was disappointed on his first Vietnam tour in 1965 when he’d seen little action. Now, with his own company, he was eager to be put to use. His ears stuck out on either side of his high-and-tight and he wore US Marine Corps–issued glasses in thick black plastic frames. In his wallet, he carried a formal portrait of his wife, Missy, and daughter, Marianne, both wearing pink. The politics of the war didn’t concern him at all. He was a marine; there was a war on. "