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Article: War has a relentless and indelible pattern.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- February 25, 2003
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Byline: Bill Tammeus
War. It's what men _ and even women _ do.
The Persian Gulf War. The Vietnam War. The Korean War (33,667 American military battle deaths, 140,200 total American military casualties.)
"To overcome in battle, and subdue/Nations, and bring home spoils with infinite/Man-slaughter, shall be held the highest pitch/Of human glory." _John Milton.
World War I. World War II.
"Now God be thanked who matched us with this hour." _poet Rupert Brooke as World War I began.
"There died a myriad/And of the best among them,/For an old bitch gone in the teeth,/For a botched civilization." _poet Ezra Pound after ...