I think the level of casualties is secondary... [A]ll the great scholars who have studied American character have come to the conclusion that we are a warlike people and that we love war... What we hate is not casualties but losing.
Michael A. LedeenThey must attack us in order to survive, just as we must destroy them to advance our historic mission.
Michael A. LedeenJust wage a total war against these tyrants; I think we will do very well and our children will sing great songs about us years from now.
Michael A. Ledeen