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"If we have reason to believe someone is preparing an attack against the U.S., has developed that capability, harbours those aspirations, then I think the U.S. is justified in dealing with that, if necessary, by military force."
"All defense secretaries in wartime have, needless to say, made misjudgments."
"As a scientist in the field of biological warfare defense, I have never had any reservations whatsoever about helping the anthrax investigation in any way that I could."
"Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense?"
"A funeral eulogy is a belated plea for the defense delivered after the evidence is all in."
"In my own defense, I wrote a one-man show, and that to me was more where I fit."
"Leaving Iraq without military assistance during its transition, and before it is stable enough to ensure its own citizens' security, would pose a tremendous risk. We must complete our mission."
"However, the Department of Defense treats these detainees in accord with the Geneva Convention, even though that is not required because of the inhumane methods used by these killers."
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"My mental faculties remained in suspended animation while I obeyed the orders of the higher-ups. This is typical with everyone in the military."
"War is a racket. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives."
"There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights."
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