If a policy is wrongheaded,... by David Hackworth, an American Soldier

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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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David Hackworth

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Name: David Hackworth

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Nov 11, 1930

Date of Death: May 4, 2005

Profession: Soldier

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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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Our fumbling government's response since Beirut - during both Republican and Democratic administrations - has been to cut and run, or to flat ignore this growing threat, apparently hoping it would go away.

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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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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.

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