“In World War II in Germany, we had a ration for one U.S. soldier, or one allied soldier for every twenty inhabitants. The ratio in Iraq is about one for a hundred and sixty.”
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William Eldridge Odom
William Eldridge Odom, born on June 23, 1932, and passed away on May 30, 2008, was a prominent figure in the field of U.S. national security. He served as the Director of the National Security Agency and was a renowned expert and strategist in the field of national security analysis. more
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