I used to walk down the street like I was a fucking star... I want people to walk around delusional about how great they can be - and then to fight so hard for it every day that the lie becomes the truth. ↗
But you invite ...”
“I invite a bit of military nonsense.”
“That’s what I ...”
“Duncan, I am a teacher. Remember that. By repetition, I impress the lesson.”
“What lesson?”
“The ultimately suicidal nature of military foolishness. ↗
I'm not such a big star. I am just a little planet. In Spain, people don't put so much attention on the star system. But here in America, I can feel it. Mostly, people are very, very nice. But there are also a bunch of fanatics behind the stars. ↗
I think you also understand that one of the key things that's got to be done in Iraq is to build a mentality of understanding that the military needs to be subordinate to civilian control and respectful of its own people. ↗