You've Got To Kill People, And When

Today, Shooting Wars Are Won Or Lost Before They Start. If They Are Fought At All, They Would Be Fought Principally To Confirm Which Side Had Won At The Outset.

If You Are Going To Use Military Force, Then You Ought To Use Overwhelming Military Force. Use Too Much And Deliberately Use Too Much; You'll Save Lives, Not Only Your Own, But The Enemy's Too.

I Don't Have Time To Distinguish Between The Unfortunate And The Incompetent.

You [president Kennedy] Have Made Some Pretty Strong Statements About Their Being Defensive And That We Would Take Action Against Offensive Weapons. I Think That A Blockade And Political Talk Would Be Considered By A Lot Of Our Friends And Neutrals As Being A Pretty Weak Response To This [the Cuban Missile Crisis]. And I'm Sure A Lot Of Our Own Citizens Would Feel That Way Too. In Other Words, You're In A Pretty Bad Fix At The Present Time.

If We Maintain Our Faith In God, Love Of Freedom, And Superior Global Air Power, The Future Looks Good.