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Maj. Gen. John Batiste

I know of him...that is all I chose to say.

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Forgot to add because it is Easter.

[Leisler]

November 14, 2004
“We've got great Iraqis who are patriots, committed to a free and democratic Iraq.”
--Major General John Batiste, then-commander of the First Infantry Division,

”Iraqis, frankly, in my experience, do not understand democracy. Nor do they understand their responsibilities for a free society.”
--Retired Major General John Batiste, CNN, today