Baghdad Blues

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Author(s) Ralph Peters
Source New York Post
Date May 11, 2007
URL http://www.nypost.com/seven/05112007/postopinion/opedcolumnists/baghdad_blues_opedcolumnists_ralph_peters.htm?page=0
Quote
Quotes-start.png "The standard response from the campus commandos is that, if we descend to the level of our enemy's behavior, we'll become as bad as them. That's crap. In World War II, we didn't exactly coddle the residents of Hamburg and Dresden, Tokyo and Hiroshima. American soldiers can do what must be done without losing their virtues as citizens (most critics don't even know any soldiers personally). " Quotes-end.png


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This item argues for the position United States should fight more ruthlessly on the topic Post-invasion Iraq.