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BarbD

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1. No one understands the cost of war better

Reply to doc03 (Original post)

Mon Mar 2, 2026, 05:50 PM

9 hrs ago

than a veteran -- especially a General who bore the thankless responsibility of having to calculate casualties. Eisenhower is also often quoted for his comment about "Beware the Military Industrial Complex."

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No one understands the cost of war better BarbD 9 hrs ago #1

I don't remember ever hearing his Cross of doc03 9 hrs ago #2