Quotes by William Westmoreland

"War is fear cloaked in courage."

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"I do not believe that the men who served in uniform in Vietnam have been given the credit they deserve. It was a difficult war against an unorthodox enemy."

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"The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars."

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"It's the first war we've ever fought on the television screen and the first war that our country ever fought where the media had full reign."

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"When I took command in Vietnam, I gave great emphasis to food and medical care - and to the mail."

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