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I Think Human Society For Tens Of Thousands Of Years Has Sent Young Men Out In Small Groups To Do Things That Are Necessary But Very Dangerous. And They've Always Gotten Killed Doing It. And They've Always Turned It Into A Matter Of Honor And A Way Of Gaining Acceptance Back Into Society If They Survived.

Maybe The Ultimate Wound Is The One That Makes You Miss The War You Got It In.

I Don't Think People Would Climb Mountains Or Jump Off Bridges With Parachutes Or Kayak Class V Rapids If Those Things Didn't Offer The Brief And Horrible Illusion Of Imminent Death. They Would Just Be Complicated, Time-consuming Endeavors That We'd Steer Well Clear Of Because They Got In The Way Of Real Life.

Well, You Got To Remember, Bin Laden Killed 3,000 Americans And, In Some Ways, He And His Ideology Killed Tens Of Thousands Of His Fellow Muslims, Including Pakistanis. I Understand That That Was Provocative And Complicated For Pakistan, But Only If You Accept The Idea That He Was An Acceptable Member Of Pakistani Society.

Combat Isn't Where You Might Die -- Though That Does Happen -- It's Where You Find Out Whether You Get To Keep On Living. Don't Underestimate The Power Of That Revelation. Don't Underestimate The Things Young Men Will Wager In Order To Play That Game One More Time.