"Grunts on the line, where the enemy wants them dead, still goof off - even knowing that by letting their guard down they might die."

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"Grunts on the line, where the enemy wants them dead, still goof off - even knowing that by letting their guard down they might die."

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"Fortunately, it's still not too late to develop a comprehensive global strategy to eliminate our real enemy."

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"If a policy is wrongheaded, feckless and corrupt, I take it personally and consider it a moral obligation to sound off and not shut up until it's fixed."

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"Modern American war is as easy to script as a B movie."

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"That's what supporting the troops is really all about - making sure American grunts get the right stuff!"

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"War is the ultimate reality-based horror show."

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"We citizens don't need to know every detail of every military operation in this new kind of war. Nor should the media tell us and hence our enemy."

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"It's human nature to start taking things for granted again when danger isn't banging loudly on the door."

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"In order to drill into young men the need to stay alert and stay alive, I used to punish offenders with my fists, boots and rifle butt, and with stockade time."

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