"I don’t think the war in Afghanistan was ruthlessly enough waged." ― Christopher Hitchens Topic(s): War More From Christopher Hitchens "Yes, I, well, when I write, as often as I can, I try to write as if I’m talking to people. It doesn’t always work, and one shouldn’t always try it, but I try and write as if I am talking, and trying to engage the reader in conversation." "I have more than once in my time woken up feeling like death." "Religion is compulsory in English schools, you know." More In War "Another term for preventive war is aggressive war – starting wars because someday somebody might do something to us. That is not part of the American tradition."― Ron Paul "War is like love; it always finds a way."― Bertolt Brecht "Looking at affordable health care, I think it is important that we look not only at prescription drugs, but also make sure that there is a major focus on health care."― Kendrick Meek