84 Quotes by Michael Hastings

By the second sentence of a pitch, the entirety of the story should be explained.

I think when war becomes your life, I think it's very difficult to have the proper perspective to be able to create a fully balanced policy.

Obama's drone program, in fact, amounts to the largest unmanned aerial offensive ever conducted in military history: never have so few killed so many by remote control.

Andrew Warren was a rarity in the CIA's Clandestine Service - African-American, fluent in Arabic, and relatively young for an agent who'd already spent nearly a decade chasing terrorists in Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq and Algeria, so deep undercover that few of his friends or family knew the nature of his work.

Despite the absurdity and the silliness and the triviality of the entire campaign experience, there is also something, as non-cynical as this sounds, kind of uplifting and strange about watching democracy unfold.

In campaign reporting more than any other kind of press coverage, reporters aren't just covering a story, they're a part of it - influencing outcomes, setting expectations, framing candidates - and despite what they tell themselves, it's impossible to both be a part of the action and report on it objectively.

You basically have to be willing to devote your life to journalism if you want to break in. Treat it like it's medical school or law school.

During the invasion of Iraq in 2003, the military conducted only a handful of drone missions.

General McChrystal wanted to be on the cover of Rolling Stone.