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The interesting thing about Japan is that we conditionalized their surrender, by letting them keep their Emperor as a figurehead. I think that if we did not let them keep their Emperor, there would have been a much greater resistance to changing governments and the US occupation. Many Japanese of the time rationalized it as 'the Emperor is OK with it, so are me'.
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"In Iraq, no doubt about it, it's tough. It's hard work. It's incredibly hard. It's - and it's hard work. I understand how hard it is. I get the casualty reports every day. I see on the TV screens how hard it is. But it's necessary work. We're making progress. It is hard work."
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