So many men have so many times predicted the time of the end of the Rebellion, and been mistaken, that I will not do so now; but I can say it will be very soon, if the old regiments are filled up.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
A rebellion is not a revolution. It may ultimately lead to that end.
I can't tell you if the use of force in Iraq today will last five days, five weeks or five months, but it won't last any longer than that.
But I feel convinced, and I venture even to prophesy in this regard, that the time will come when there will also be a minister of peace in the cabinet, seated beside the ministers of war.
In spite of certain distressing but isolated occurrences in the last battle, I certainly hoped that the Army would be in a position to continue to hold out.
I foresee that man will resign himself each day to new abominations, and soon that only bandits and soldiers will be left.
Our soldiers have done a valiant effort in fighting terrorism and bringing a semblance of law and order to the chaos in the region and it would be shortsighted to lay out a specific timetable to bring U.S. troops home prematurely before their mission is accomplished.
An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.
After each of my books about the war has appeared, I thought it might be the last, but I've stopped saying that to myself. There are just too many stories left to tell - in fact, more all the time.
Greater than the tread of mighty armies is an idea whose time has come.
Rebellion is obsolete - change things from the inside working out.