March 17, 2004

cannot be deterred, contained, appeased, or negotiated with...

But a good defense is not enough. The terrorist enemy holds no territory, defends no population, is unconstrained by rules of warfare, and respects no law of morality. Such an enemy cannot be deterred, contained, appeased, or negotiated with. It can only be destroyed - and that, ladies and gentlemen, is the business at hand...
-- Vice-President Dick Cheney
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Posted by John Weidner at March 17, 2004 6:22 PM
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