“We [the U. S. ] think nothing…of attempting to inflict upon other peoples forms of government ill-tailored to their needs.”

—  Ralph Peters

Source: 2000s, Beyond Terror: Strategy in a Changing World (2002), p. 218

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American military officer, writer, pundit 1952

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