I am not going to get nailed down and lose my flexibility by giving a micro-roadmap for how we are implementing this big, complex initiative. Mike Jackson More Quotes by Mike Jackson More Quotes From Mike Jackson We told them this morning and I think they (reacted) like you would expect. It was a surprise and the reality of this is very sobering for everybody. I don't take this lightly at all not at all. Mike Jackson morningrealitythinking You cannot expect soldiers to change people's minds. That has to be done in other ways. Mike Jackson soldiermindpeople Military operations cannot be tidy or free of friction - particularly in a coalition whose contributing nations see the campaign through national prisms. Mike Jackson frictioncampaignsmilitary The system is broken, and we can fix it. It's not hard. We just have to do the work. Mike Jackson hardbroken The Russians are a very sentimental people. Mike Jackson sentimentalpeople Soldiering is a very important profession, is it not? Mike Jackson professionimportant Not much over £1,000 a month for the private soldier on operations is hardly an impressive figure. Mike Jackson figuresmonthssoldier A lot of networks don't want to touch controversial subjects, and especially stuff that deals with race and history. Mike Jackson racewantstuff Nations, not least America, retain full command of their national forces. Mike Jackson commandforceamerica Missing your lunch is not exactly the end of the world. Mike Jackson lunchmissingworld It is absolutely bedrock to the British Army's philosophy that a commanding officer is responsible for what goes on within his command. Mike Jackson armygoes-onphilosophy Look, we're living in a crazy time right now. There's a lot of craziness going on in the world and in the United States in particular. Mike Jackson united-statescrazylooks Intervention continues to be a prominent dimension of the post-cold war world. Mike Jackson dimensionswarworld If you move between battalions, you are still within the same tribe. Mike Jackson tribesstillsmoving I understand all the problems for the Ministry of Defence, of course I do; working within a budget and trying to do so many things is not easy. Mike Jackson ministryproblemtrying Technology's become the great prism for what's going on in the world. Mike Jackson prismstechnologyworld Everything starts and finishes with the soldier. Mike Jackson soldier Well, the U.N. Security Council resolution 1973 is very clear. It says all necessary measures to be taken to protect civilians and civilian areas. I mean, that to me is very clear. Mike Jackson resolutiontakenmean I think if you look at Hollywood as a whole and the type of content that they put out over the years, it's pretty homogeneous, right? They haven't done a really deep dive into a lot of stories of people of color. I don't want to say that there haven't been attempts, and there has been some great product that has come out over the years, but I think in 2016, we're in a world of struggle. It's not just about race, it's also about the LGBT community too and others. Mike Jackson racestrugglethinking There's just so much negativity that surrounds sub-cultures of people in the USA, and I think the fact that technology has caught up, we're going to capture a lot of these moments and share them with the world. Mike Jackson usatechnologythinking
