"I was a soldier in WWII. The last couple of months of the war I was actually in combat." ― Mel Brooks Topic(s): War More From Mel Brooks "Well, just being stupid and politically incorrect doesn’t work. You can be politically incorrect if you’re smart." "Humor is just another defense against the universe." "If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets." More In War "War is never a solution; it is an aggravation."― Benjamin Disraeli "It is not patriotic to commit young Americans to war unless our national security clearly requires it."― George McGovern "You can easily die racing to cover a bank robbery as you can in a war zone."― Jessica Savitch