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In media coverage of the war, Afghans are often characterized as corrupt and deceitful. There has certainly been plenty of corruption and deceit in this conflict, but why? What inspires these behaviors? In 'Green on Blue,' I wanted to render a world that is often overlooked: that of the average Afghans who are helping America wage its war.

~Elliot Ackerman

Topics: America Average Been Behaviors Blue Certainly Characterized Conflict Corrupt Corruption Coverage Deceit Deceitful Green Helping Inspires Media Often Overlooked Plenty Render Wage Wanted War Who Why World

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I tried to render the Afghan war as much as I could fro the perspective of the Afghans. I have served as an advisor to Afghan troops, and much of my war experience was seen through the lens of fighting that war alongside Afghan soldiers.

~Elliot Ackerman

Topics: Advisor Afghan Alongside Could Experience Fighting Lens Much Perspective Render Seen Served Soldiers Through Tried Troops War I Tried

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Literature has always been a part of my life. I studied history and literature in college. My mother is a novelist; I grew up around books.

~Elliot Ackerman

Topics: Always Around Been Books College Grew History Life Literature Mother My Life Novelist Part Studied Up

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The creation is a very internal process, and publishing the book is a very external process. It is nice to see the book out in the world and people having the same reaction as when I created it. The point of all art is the emotional transference, and when that happens, the book has succeeded.

~Elliot Ackerman

Topics: Art Book Created Creation Emotional External Happens Having Internal Nice Out People Point Process Publishing Reaction Same See Succeeded Very World

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Whether your mother is a novelist like mine or a third-generation military wife, the idea of a son or daughter being in mortal danger is terrifying.

~Elliot Ackerman

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There are these moments in the military where you're present at these enormous intersections of history and humanity. I came out of the end of that, and I just wanted to write. If you do it well, you know it will last. It can't get blown away like everything else.

~Elliot Ackerman

Topics: Away Blown Blown Away Came Else End Enormous Everything Everything Else Get History Humanity Just Know Last Like Military Moments Out Present Wanted Well Where Will Write You I Came

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Wars have economies. And I don't mean financial economies, although that's often part of it. Why do people continue fighting these wars? There are financial incentives.

~Elliot Ackerman

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My war buddies, some were Americans, but some were Afghans. These were the guys that I fought alongside. We bled alongside each other; we mourned together. When I came home, these weren't people I could keep up with on Facebook.

~Elliot Ackerman

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All art to me is an empathetic act. Whoever's telling a story is trying to transfer emotion into someone else.

~Elliot Ackerman

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When you go to war, it's important for everybody to know that they're going to come home in one way or other.

~Elliot Ackerman

Topics: Come Everybody Go Going Home Important Know One Way Other War Way You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: Unknown

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