It is sometimes helpful to preface an essay with a strong quote or two to give the reader direction in what follows. In this case, I found many quotes worthy of that task, so I cite the following and ask the reader’s forbearance:
“Should Saddam Hussein choose confrontation, the American people can know that every measure has been taken to avoid war, and every measure will be taken to win it. Americans understand the costs of conflict because we have paid them in the past. War has no certainty, except the certainty of sacrifice.” — President George W. Bush, prior to initiating Operation Iraqi Freedom, a war resulting in 4,418 U.S. military deaths
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