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"Time and again, history has made a mockery of man's efforts to effectively harness violence for political purposes. During the interval between the Cold War and 9/11, Americans had indulged in the fantasy that history no longer constrained the United States. Our soldiers in Iraq must now deal with the consequences of that delusion." [Shedding the illusions of shock and awe http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04280/390898.stm]
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