Crashback Quotes

“There is an ancient saying in China, one of the famous “Thirty-Six Stratagems” for dealing with an enemy. The stratagem is this: “Conceal a dagger behind a smile.”
― Michael Fabey, Crashback: The Power Clash Between the U.S. and China in the Pacific

“It also causes the navy to defer bridge upgrades and installations of vital equipment. Cruisers and destroyers throughout the Western Pacific had different bridge layouts, control stations, radars, and other sensors. The report noted that sailors from one ship couldn’t expect to cross to another ship of the same class and find familiar equipment or layouts. Following report recommendations, Davidson sought to improve basic seamanship skills, deploy common bridge and equipment sets across the Pacific Fleet, and start a new Japan-based waterfront unit to assess ships and crews to make sure both were ready for deployment. The changes would start with the region and expand fleet- and navy-wide to revamp training and readiness across the board.”
― Michael Fabey, Crashback: The Power Clash Between the U.S. and China in the Pacific

“That “must-do” attitude leads to the kind of ill-trained, overworked, and underprepared crew that can cause collisions.”
― Michael Fabey, Crashback: The Power Clash Between the U.S. and China in the Pacific

“A “can-do” attitude drove sailors and surface warfare officers to deploy in unworthy ships without basic seamanship skills. The navy wanted to preserve that “can-do” attitude, Admiral Richardson told Pentagon reporters upon the report’s release, but “when that becomes ‘I’ve got to go out at any cost,’ it becomes toxic.”
― Michael Fabey, Crashback: The Power Clash Between the U.S. and China in the Pacific

“But if your mission is to kill bad people, you have to make sure those bad people can’t kill you first.”
― Michael Fabey, Crashback: The Power Clash Between the U.S. and China in the Pacific

“The China Dream: Great Power Thinking and Strategic Posture in the Post-American Era.”
― Michael Fabey, Crashback: The Power Clash Between the U.S. and China in the Pacific