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First Principles: Why We Fight
What other choice do we have?
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"I think it's time to go kill those people," I said.
She gave me a grim nod.
We can debate the details of that mission, and we should. But we cannot evade it. If we take the mission seriously, we can perhaps avoid a terrible next attack. But there is no talking to our enemy. That is a joke.
There is only one serious kind of debate. How to kill our enemies most effectively. That is an awful task, an awful charge. But it does happen. It has happened throughout history. It is much better to do it as fast as possible, and have it over and done with.
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