Traditional Albanian Society Was Based On A

Traditional Albanian Society Was Based On A Clan System And Was Further Divided Into Brotherhoods And Bajraks. The Bajrak System Identified A Local Leader, Called A Bajrakar, Who Could Be Counted On To Provide A Certain Number Of Men For Military Duty.

There's No Reason To Do Anything Twice, And Certainly No Reason To Do Something That Almost Killed You.

War Is A Lot Of Things And It's Useless To Pretend That Exciting Isn't One Of Them. (pg. 144)

Right Now, America Doesn't Ask Us To Do Anything Besides Pay Taxes. We Don't Even Have To Vote. But As Psychologists Will Tell You, When You Have To Sacrifice For Something, You Value It More. What About National Service For Young People? Everybody Between 18 And 24 Could Spend A Year Or Two Working For This Country In Some Capacity. It'd Be An Amazing Thing. And It Would Mix This Country Racially, Culturally, Economically.

Each Javelin Round Costs $80,000, And The Idea That It's Fired By A Guy Who Doesn't Make That In A Year At A Guy Who Doesn't Make That In A Lifetime Is Somehow So Outrageous It Almost Makes The War Seem Winnable.