Here, in no particular order, are some of my favourite war soundbites:
“War is hell.” - General Douglas McArthur
“Only the dead have seen the end of war.” - Plato
“This will be the Mother of all Battles.” - Saddam Hussein (1991)
“We had to destroy the village in order to save it.” - American military press officer (Viet Nam)
“Nuts!” - General Tony McAuliffe’s reply to the German ultimatum to surrender or die at Bastogne.
“War…what is it good for?” - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
“People should know when they’re conquered” - Quintus - “Would you Quintus?..Would I?” - Maximus (Gladiator)
Anyone got any of their own?