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February 17th, 2005   Post 61
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correct for 150

"You have to have a violent and uncompromising attitude to do this job. It's what you get paid for. War is about generating violence and we have to generate more of it more quickly than the other side."

250 for who said it
250 for what war it was said in.
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February 17th, 2005   Post 62
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George S. Patton in WWI
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February 17th, 2005   Post 63
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nope, it was not Patton and was not said in WWI

hint - the conflict that I am looking for was not a major one
 
February 18th, 2005   Post 64
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Okay, I'll try General Norman Schwartzkopf and the conflict was Desert Storm.
 
February 18th, 2005   Post 65
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nope, the author of the quote is not American nor did he say it in Desert Storm
 
February 18th, 2005   Post 66
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Okay, next guess. Winston Churchill in the Boer War.
 
February 18th, 2005   Post 67
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the quote was not from the Boer War but was said by a Briton. This officer was a LT Colonel at the time of this war.
 
February 18th, 2005   Post 68
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Was it during the Falklands War?
 
February 18th, 2005   Post 69
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250 mil bucks for you!!

who said it for 250 more
 
February 19th, 2005   Post 70
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Lt. Col. H Jones