Right-wing military writer: We may have to kill war journalists


	Right-wing military writer: We may have to kill war journalists

ratilfar

5-27-2009 5:03 PM

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ratilfar says:

According to Peters:

"The point of all this is simple: Win. In warfare, nothing else matters. If you cannot win clean, win dirty. But win. Our victories are ultimately in humanity’s interests, while our failures nourish monsters."

I would say the opposite. Victories in Imperial wars simply breed more Imperial was of conquest.

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