We fired because we were fired upon, ... We did not go out on a mission to kill innocent people. I feel guilty about what happened.
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Former senator Bob Kerrey made the point well when he told his fellow 911 commissioners and the television audience that this document of Fox News, ... this is a background briefing. And all of us that have provided background briefings for the press before should beware. I mean, Fox should say 'occasionally fair and balanced' after putting something like this out. Because they violated a serious trust. ... So I object to what they've done, and I think it's an unfortunate thing they did.Bob Kerrey
If they win one more time -- if DOD wins one more time -- the next time there's a dust-up and there's a failure, don't call the director of Central Intelligence up here, kick the crap out of DOD,
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The problem is you tend to look back and identify mistakes, and as a consequence of feeling terrible about mistakes you say you bungled this so bad, let's get out of here.
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There are going to be in the short term terrifying, confusing moments (like) attacks on Iraqi police headquarters. The intent (by the opposition) is to produce destabilization, to cause people to say let's get out of here, they don't like us.... I don't think the U.S. is going to cut and run.
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