Returns

Posted on December 31, 2007 by fooser

The large-scale permanent commitments of American troops to relatively fixed positions outside the continental limits would be costly beyond military returns.

-Dwight Eisenhower

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One Response to “Returns”

  1. Lamont B Dumont, on January 2nd, 2008 at 6:21 am Said:

    The above appears much too true to ever be accepted into the mainstream discourse. In fact, it’s an understatement. The costs pointed out by Ike are certainly there. The returns have yet to materialize. What we’ve seen instead are a string of security losses rather than gains.
    From the same folks who brought you the War on Drugs!

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