"You are going to be the proud owner of 25 million people. You will own all their hopes, aspirations, and problems. You'll own it all."
"[O]nce you break it, you are going to own it, and we’re going to be responsible for 26 million people standing there looking at us. And it’s going to suck up a good 40 to 50 percent of the Army for years. And it’s going to take all the oxygen out of the political environment . . ."
-Secretary of State Powell to President George W. Bush.
"[O]nce you break it, you are going to own it, and we’re going to be responsible for 26 million people standing there looking at us. And it’s going to suck up a good 40 to 50 percent of the Army for years. And it’s going to take all the oxygen out of the political environment . . ."
-Secretary of State Powell to President George W. Bush.
