Mike Jackson Quotes

#1. If you move between battalions, you are still within the same tribe.

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#2. The Russians are a very sentimental people.

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#3. Soldiering is a very important profession, is it not?

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#4. Well, the U.N. Security Council resolution 1973 is very clear. It says all necessary measures to be taken to protect civilians and civilian areas. I mean, that to me is very clear.

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#5. Military operations cannot be tidy or free of friction - particularly in a coalition whose contributing nations see the campaign through national prisms.

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#6. Everything starts and finishes with the soldier.

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#7. Jumping, waving arms, cheering, laughing, head-butting him in the groin, an unfortunate ritual in the Tanner home, very much unappreciated by Jim, but tolerated for the sake of the children, Grace, Bobby and Steven joined Jason next to their father.

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#8. Intervention continues to be a prominent dimension of the post-cold war world.

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#9. I understand all the problems for the Ministry of Defence, of course I do; working within a budget and trying to do so many things is not easy.

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#10. Missing your lunch is not exactly the end of the world.

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#11. You cannot expect soldiers to change people's minds. That has to be done in other ways.

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#12. It is absolutely bedrock to the British Army's philosophy that a commanding officer is responsible for what goes on within his command.

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#13. Nations, not least America, retain full command of their national forces.

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#14. We told them this morning and I think they (reacted) like you would expect. It was a surprise and the reality of this is very sobering for everybody. I don't take this lightly at all not at all.

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#15. I travelled a lot for business and was in the office for long hours.

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#16. Not much over £1,000 a month for the private soldier on operations is hardly an impressive figure.

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