Mike Jackson quotes
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“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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“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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“You cannot expect soldiers to change people's minds. That has to be done in other ways.”
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“The Russians are a very sentimental people.”
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“Soldiering is a very important profession, is it not?”
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“Not much over £1,000 a month for the private soldier on operations is hardly an impressive figure.”
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“Nations, not least America, retain full command of their national forces.”
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“Missing your lunch is not exactly the end of the world.”
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“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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“Intervention continues to be a prominent dimension of the post-cold war world.”
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“If you move between battalions, you are still within the same tribe.”
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“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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“Everything starts and finishes with the soldier.”
-- Mike JacksonSource : "Disabled soldier's pay-out victory" by Ned Temko, www.theguardian.com. September 1, 2007.
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“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.”
-- Mike Jackson
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