There Are No Innocent Civilians,

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.

Killing Japanese Didn't Bother Me Very Much At That Time... I Suppose If I Had Lost The War, I Would Have Been Tried As A War Criminal.

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

My Solution To The Problem Would Be To Tell [the North Vietnamese Communists] Frankly That They've Got To Draw In Their Horns And Stop Their Aggression Or We're Going To Bomb Them Into The Stone Age. And We Would Shove Them Back Into The Stone Age With Air Power Or Naval Power - Not With Ground Forces.

I Think There Are Many Times When It Would Be Most Efficient To Use Nuclear Weapons. However, The Public Opinion In This Country And Throughout The World Throw Up Their Hands In Horror When You Mention Nuclear Weapons, Just Because Of The Propaganda That's Been Fed To Them.