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David Hackworth Quotes: Fighting terrorism is not unlike fighting a deadly cancer. It can't be treated just where it's visible - every diseased cell in the body must be destroyed.
         

Fighting terrorism is not unlike fighting a deadly cancer. It can't be treated just where it's visible - every diseased cell in the body must be destroyed.


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



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That's because international Islamic religious fanatics have the same goal as the Axis fascists - the destruction of our way of life.



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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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Respecting your opponent is the key to winning any bout. Hold your enemy in contempt and you may miss the strategy behind his moves



Because our homeland and very survival are once more at stake, the American people can't afford to treat this new war against terrorism like they did Vietnam.

Because our homeland and very survival are once more at stake, the American people can't afford to treat this new war against terrorism like they did Vietnam.



So it's not a matter of the military lying to the press, but it's the job of the military to deny the press any information that will provide aid and comfort to the enemy.

So it's not a matter of the military lying to the press, but it's the job of the military to deny the press any information that will provide aid and comfort to the enemy.





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