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Leeden: We are a warlike people -- we love war
Mar. 25, 2003 Michael Ledeen, American Enterprise Institute, research scholar
All the great scholars who have studied American character have come to the conclusion that we are a warlike people and that we love war. And one of my favorite comments on American character, which is Patton's speech at the beginning of the movie, where he says, "Americans love war. We love fighting. We've always fought. We enjoy it. We're good at it," and so forth.
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Rumsfeld on the Abuse of Iraqi Prisoners
May 7, 2004 Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld
"I deeply regret the damage that has been done: ... To the reputation of our country."
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Iraqi Casualties
May 3, 2003 Helen Thomas, Miami Herald
"I asked Pentagon officials: 'How many Iraqis have been killed in this war?'
The reply to my first Pentagon call was: 'We don't track them (Iraqi dead).'
Weeks later I pursued the question and was told by a Defense Department official: 'They don't count. They are not important,' meaning the casualty figures."
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