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In history, one gathers clues like a detective, tries to present an honest account of what most likely happened, and writes a narrative according to…

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Can-do Americans courageously go about their duty in Iraq - mostly unafraid that a culture of 2,000 years, the reality of geography,…
Western societies from ancient Athens to imperial Rome to the French republic rarely collapsed because of a shortage of resources or because…
Did either the nonexistent or the measured response after a series of attacks on Americans the past decade - in Lebanon, Africa,…
For all the criticism about warlords, it is now likely that Afghanistan will never again be turned over to al Qaeda to…
It is rather the nature of America - our freewheeling, outspoken, prosperous, liberty-loving citizens extend equality to women, homosexuals, minorities, and almost…
Multiculturalism is a good reminder that when standards are relative, there are no standards at all.
Taking on all at once Germany, Japan, and Italy - diverse enemies all - did not require the weeding out of all…
The American people are not naifs who yearn for isolationism, but they are starting to ask some hard questions about the way…
The United States military is now evolving geometrically as it gains experience from near-constant fighting and grafts new technology daily. Indeed, it…
I wish I could attribute the absence of any conventional Arab offensive in the last 20 years to a change of political…
Victory may now require a level of force deemed objectionable by civilized peoples, meaning that some, for justifiable reasons, may be reluctant…
In Iraq #1 we stayed within U.N. mandates, limited our response, went home after Kuwait was freed - and were censured for…

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Before you put on a frown, make absolutely sure there are no smiles available. — James M. Beggs
All those who try to go it sole alone, Too proud to be beholden for relief, Are absolutely sure to come to… — Robert Frost
That bright blue ball rising over the moon's surface, containing everything we hold dear - the laughter of children, a quiet sunset,… — Barack Obama
LA isn’t a walking city, or a subway city, so if someone isn’t in my house or my car we’ll never be… — Miranda July
If you think about the impact of climate change, it should be how a doctor would deal with the problem. A scientific… — Prince Charles
We look backward too much and we look forward too much; thus we miss the only eternity of which we can be… — M. William Phelps
Don't say "The last one there is a rotten egg": unless you're absolutely sure there's a slow kid behind you. — Cynthia Lewis
Never hit anyone in anger, unless you're absolutely sure you can get away with it. — Harold Ramis
When I test I never go right to the limit. Only because when you are below the limit you can go at… — Alain Prost
I do not rewrite unless I am absolutely sure that I can express the material better if I do rewrite it. — William Faulkner
When you're dealing with serious subjects, there is a pressure to be absolutely sure that you know what you're doing. — John Oliver
I'm absolutely sure that there are weapons of mass destruction there and the evidence will be forthcoming. We're just getting it just… — Colin Powell

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