In order to save it

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What Bush said in London:

Peoples of the Middle East share a high civilization, a religion of personal responsibility, and a need for freedom as deep as our own. It is not realism to suppose that one-fifth of humanity is unsuited to liberty; it is pessimism and condescension, and we should have none of it.

What US soldiers are saying in Iraq:

"You have to understand the Arab mind," Capt. Todd Brown, a company commander with the Fourth Infantry Division, said as he stood outside the gates of Abu Hishma. "The only thing they understand is force — force, pride and saving face." [...]

"With a heavy dose of fear and violence, and a lot of money for projects, I think we can convince these people that we are here to help them," [Lt. Col. Nathan ] Sassaman said.