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Kuwait to a mugger holding up people on the street. “We are fighting for the same reason that you would hope that police will arrest that mugger. War is never a desirable thing, any more than is putting someone in jail for committing a crime. But sometimes it is necessary.”
Calling Hussein’s actions “an international version of domestic crime,” the admiral added, “not all wars fit that description, but this one so clearly does.”
He gave Hussein high marks for a “damned clever public relations campaign. I’m not making him the good guy, but he has done a good job of trying to confuse the issues” by attempting to include the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and a homeland for the Palestinians as part of negotiations leading to a peaceful settlement.
However, Adm. Marocchi added, “President Bush has done a pretty good job of keeping it separate.”
Of the anti-war protestors who have marched in numerous cities across the country, Adm. Marocchi said, “I don’t support them, obviously. But as long as people don’t interfere — it’s a free country. You can say what you want, write what you want. Without that, we wouldn’t have anything to fight for. Certainly, they have the right to object.”
Prom a personal point of view, the retired admiral said it has been difficult for him to sit back and watch the war unfold. As a deco
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