The Ledger
Every statement that passed quotation and attribution checks. Mix any filter with any other: certainty 1/5, debate potential 5/5, or both at once.
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McChrystal: The US Government Possessed All Information Necessary to Stop 9/11
“And I think of the nine 11 attacks where we had all the information necessary to stop the World Trade Towers being hit. Inside the U S government, but we couldn't connect the dots”
McChrystal: Robert E. Lee Killed More US Soldiers Than Any Commander
“No commander in history has killed more American soldiers, United States soldiers, than Robert E. Lee.”
McChrystal: The Next War May Be Won Before People Realize It Began
“And in fact, the next war may well be won or lost before people actually realize it's on. Maybe so fast that that's occurred.”
McChrystal: Future warfare will feature countless uncoordinated adversaries
“We can have countless opponents, and they don't all have to be coordinated. They just have to share a general common intent to do us harm, which makes them more difficult because you have to defeat each one, not, you can't defeat them as a network, and that's …”
McChrystal: Lehman Brothers Excluded Its Chief Risk Officer From Investment Meetings
“And she wasn't allowed in things like an investment committee meetings where the biggest risk decisions were made.”
Bloomberg Told McChrystal Only Elected Executives Invest in Long-Term Infrastructure
“I had Mayor Mike Bloomberg one day tell me that he thought that only executives, meaning elected mayors, presidents, and whatnot, are likely to do long-term infrastructure things. At the time he was talking about a project to make New York City more resilient …”