Per philo:
Truth is I think that may not be a bad move as they know the
consequences of war. It's the civilians such as Newt who would have
washed out of basic training who are all too eager to send other
people's kids off to war.

Pretty much the definition of "Chicken Hawk".


Tangentially I think that, if it had not been for Colin Powell's wife,
Powell would have run for president, been elected, and history would
have been a *lot* different.
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Pete Cresswell