i handed president obama a quote from a book from a former colleague at "the washington post" rick atkinson. in the middle of the book, rick pulls back and says i'm going to tell you about war. and this is the quote that i handed obama. it said essentially that war corrupts everyone. that war leaves no heart unstained because it is the necessary cause of killing other people. and obama said i'm sympathetic to this. he said go read my nobel prize acceptance speech. i had seen the nobel prize acceptance speech. ever seen something and read it and not understood it? well, it happens to me too often. so i went home and got out the speech. and there, in plain english, obama says, yeah, wars sometimes necessary, but then he said it is always an expression and manifestation of human folly. and i realized at that point he just does not like war. and the problem is, when you are involved in a war as commander in chief, you've got to really be tough. a couple of years ago, i was having breakfast with a world leader, head of government of one of our closest allies. and i asked about obama. he said, ob

obama a quote from a book called "day of battle" by a former colleague at the "washington post," rick atkinson and in the middle of the book rick just pulls back and says i'm going to tell you about war. and this is the quote i handed obama that was typed up which said essentially that war made -- war corrupts everyone. that no heart leaves war unstained because it is the business even in a necessary cause of killing over people and obama said "i'm sympathetic to th this." he said "go read my nobel prize acceptance speech." well, i had seen the nobel prize acceptance speech, i'd read it, ever seen something and read it and not understood it? happens to me too often so i went home and got out the speech and there in plain english obama says, war is sometimes necessary but then he said it is always an expression and manifestation of human folly. and i realized at that point he just does not like war. and the problem is when you are involved in a war as commander in chief, you've got to really be tough. a couple of years ago i was having breakfast with a world leader, head of government of one of

i handed president obama a quote from a book from a former colleague at "the washington post" rick atkinson. in the middle of the book, rick pulls back and says i'm going to tell you about war. and this is the quote that i handed obama. it said essentially that war corrupts everyone. that war leaves no heart unstained because it is the necessary cause of killing other people.