That line has probably been used by lefties in relation to the war on Iraq at least a dozen times, each one thinking he is being or so original and avant garde in doing so. You know idiots on the left get their best material from anti-war movies and rock and roll lyrics. Remember Richard Clark said when he saw the smoke rising from the Pentagon on 9-11 he thought of a line from Apocalypse Now, "Oh! The horror!" Its all for drama and to be taken seriously by the left-wingnut MSM.
It makes me wonder when I see Generals say things such as that. How the heck did they get that high? I guess its politics after Major.