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David Hackworth
American
Soldier
Born:
Nov 11
,
1930
Died:
May 4
,
2005
About
Enemy
Even
Every
Terrorism
War
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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.
David Hackworth
Obligation
Moral Obligation
Consider
Moral
Corrupt
Take
Until
Policy
Sound
Off
Up
Fixed
Personally
Shut
Shut Up
It's human nature to start taking things for granted again when danger isn't banging loudly on the door.
David Hackworth
Nature
Human Nature
Danger
Taking
Taking Things For Granted
Loudly
Banging
Human
Door
Again
Granted
Things
Start
Fortunately, it's still not too late to develop a comprehensive global strategy to eliminate our real enemy.
David Hackworth
Too Late
Enemy
Strategy
Too
Late
Our
Comprehensive
Develop
Global
Real
Still
Real Enemy
Fortunately
Eliminate
Our generals talk a good game about taking care of their grunts, and the majority of our Beltway politicians bay with moralistic fervor about how they, too, support the troops.
David Hackworth
Good
Game
Care
Politicians
Too
Our
Bay
About
Moralistic
Troops
Generals
Support
Taking
Talk
Majority
How
Fervor
Grunt
The old saying that war is a racket has taken on an even more shameful meaning.
David Hackworth
War
Saying
Old
More
Shameful
Taken
Meaning
Racket
Even
That's because international Islamic religious fanatics have the same goal as the Axis fascists - the destruction of our way of life.
David Hackworth
Life
Destruction
Our
Way
Religious
Islamic
Because
Goal
Same
Fanatics
International
Fascists
Axis
Modern American war is as easy to script as a B movie.
David Hackworth
War
Easy
American
Modern
Movie
Script
Terrorism, too, must be excised wherever it exists, which will take years, and which can't happen without the total commitment and the everyday involvement of the American people.
David Hackworth
Terrorism
Commitment
People
Will
Too
Everyday
Must
Total
Take
Involvement
Without
Years
Exists
American
Happen
Wherever
Which
American People
Grunts on the line, where the enemy wants them dead, still goof off - even knowing that by letting their guard down they might die.
David Hackworth
Enemy
Down
Guard
Goof
Dead
Knowing
Still
Line
Off
Die
Where
Wants
Them
Might
Even
Letting
Grunt
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