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The issue of terrorism must be dealt with firmly. We must work very hard to avoid loss of life. We must work very hard to avoid civilian casualties. And those terrorists and Baathists are holding the people of Fallujah hostage. We must release the hostages.

~Ahmed Chalabi

Topics: Avoid Casualties Civilian Dealt Firmly Hard Holding Hostage Hostages Issue Life Loss Must People Release Terrorism Terrorists Those Very Work

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The true measure of a career is to be able to be content, even proud, that you succeeded through your own endeavors without leaving a trail of casualties in your wake.

~Alan Greenspan

Topics: Able Career Casualties Content Endeavors Even Leaving Measure Own Proud Succeeded Through Trail True True Measure Wake Without You Your

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No one talked about the fact that in this year under the Obama administration you've seen the highest casualties in Afghanistan. And the fact that it took him almost 90 days to figure out what his strategy is going to be was absolutely appalling.

~Allen West

Topics: About Absolutely Administration Afghanistan Almost Appalling Casualties Days Fact Figure Going Highest Him His Obama Obama Administration Out Seen Strategy Talked Took Year You

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My father was stationed at Clark Air Base in the Philippines, which had a hospital where they brought casualties straight from the battlefield. My mother was kind of a sophisticated bohemian, and my father was in the military to make a living.

~Annie Leibovitz

Topics: Air Base Battlefield Bohemian Brought Casualties Clark Father Had Hospital Kind Living Make Military Mother Philippines Sophisticated Straight Where Which

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Peter Cook and Dudley Moore were friends and the last people I expected would predecease me. They were, in a sense, casualties of fame.

~Barry Humphries

Topics: Casualties Cook Expected Fame Friends Last Me Moore People Peter Sense Were Would

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The last thing we want to do is to go into an area and inflict unnecessary civilian casualties. One is too many.

~Bob Ainsworth

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Our aim is always to minimise casualties and to separate a hardline Taliban from those who have been caught up in the insurgency.

~Bob Ainsworth

Topics: Aim Always Been Casualties Caught Insurgency Our Separate Taliban Those Up Who

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The alternative to peace is war, which will expose everyone to mass casualties, misery and a loss of perspective for many years to come.

~Boris Trajkovski

Topics: Alternative Casualties Come Everyone Expose Loss Many Mass Misery Peace Perspective War Which Will Years

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The drug war has been a war where the direct casualties have primarily been America's poor; America's minorities; and often, unfortunately, America's vulnerable, in terms of people with disease and addiction and mental health.

~Cory Booker

Topics: Addiction America Been Casualties Direct Disease Health Mental Mental Health Minorities Often People Poor Primarily Terms Unfortunately Vulnerable War Where

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I think on civilian casualties they could do more. It's actually something I've discussed with the editors involved. They're aware of it, and I'm hopeful that there will be more reporting on that.

~Daniel Okrent

Topics: Actually Aware Casualties Civilian Could Discussed Editors Hopeful Involved More Reporting Something Think Will I Think

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