Armor Quotations | Page 2

The best armor is to keep out of gunshot.

So are you going to be my knight in shining armor or what?' Kent does a little bow. 'You know I can't resist a damsel in distress.

I won't eat in a place that has suits of armor.

Well, how hard is that to get? ... There are a lot of guys wearing body armor who haven't been injured in years.

I have no interest in guys who wear armor and swing big swords.

When men set out to kill and bully, they dress up. Suit of armor. Combat boots. Uniform.

Sleep, eat, train, fight -- co-located units that are with the infantry and the armor are right there, very close. You have other support units that also support infantry and the armor, but co-location is the difference between 20 feet and 20 miles.

If you want to stay in for the long haul, and lead a life that is free from illusions either propagated by you or embraced by you, then I suggest you learn to recognize and avoid the symptoms of the zealot and the person who knows he is right. For the dissenter, the skeptical mentality is at least as important as any armor of principle.

They should be as concerned with the soldiers in the field as they are with a cartoon. Maybe they should provide the body armor soldiers need to help avoid the sort of injury shown in the cartoon.

We now know that the American people were given inaccurate information about the reasons for invading Iraq. We now know that our troops in Iraq were not given the best body armor or the best intelligence.