RBARKER
04-10-2003, 03:39 PM
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When in England at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building by George Bush.
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He answered:
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"Over the years, the United States has sent
many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders.
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The only amount of land we have ever asked for in
return is enough to bury those that did not return."
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It became very quiet in the room.
When in England at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building by George Bush.
>
He answered:
>
"Over the years, the United States has sent
many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders.
>
The only amount of land we have ever asked for in
return is enough to bury those that did not return."
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It became very quiet in the room.