"I was lucky enough to lead a very successful war."
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"Had the United States and the United Kingdom gone on alone to capture Baghdad, under the provisions of the Geneva and Hague conventions we would have been considered occupying powers and therefore would have been responsible for all the costs of maintaining or restoring government, education and other services for the people of Iraq.“
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"First of all, Saddam did not win the war, even though he says he did, I mean, you know, that's a joke and everybody in the world knows it."
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"I hate war. Absolutely, I hate war."
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"War is a profane thing."
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"A professional soldier understands that war means killing people, war means maiming people, war means families left without fathers and mothers."
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