“If truth is the main casualty in war, ambiguity is another.”
“The first casualty when war comes is truth.”
“To say that the first casualty of war is truth is to miss the rather more important point that a principal weapon of war is lies.”
“Freedom is often the first casualty of war.”
“This was one of the casualties of war, that trust itself seemed to die a thousand deaths.”
“It is a long-cherished tradition among a certain type of military thinker that huge casualties are the main thing. If they are on the other side then this is a valuable bonus.”