If civilians are going to be killed, I would rather have them be their civilians than our civilians.
Peace is a fulltime job. It's protecting civilians, overseeing elections, and disarming ex-combatants. Peace, like war, must be waged.
I have no stories to sell. A lot of my relationships are with civilians, and no one wants to hear about those.
I refuse to finance the mass murder of innocent civilians. . . What is one more life thrown away in this sad and useless national tragedy? If one death can atone for anything, in any small way, to say to the world: I apologize for what we have done to you, I am ashamed for the mayhem and turmoil caused by my country.