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@@@@@"Family upbringing," he said shortly
"You know, it seems to me there are things, Robert, you could have learned from your father
"I didn't know you knew him," Hearn said quietly
"I'm familiar with the typeNow the other question while Hearn was unready for it"Have you ever wondered, Robert, why we're fighting this war?"
"Do you want a serious answer, sir?"
"Yes
Hearn kneaded his thighs with his large hands"I don't know, I'm not sureWith all the contradictions, I suppose there's an objective right on our sideOver here, as far as I'm concerned, it's the imperialism tossupEither we louse up Asia or Japan doesAnd I imagine our methods will be a little less drastic
"Is that your contribution?"
"I don't pretend to read history in advanceI'll be able to give you the real answer in a century probably"I'm surprised that you want my opinion, General His eyes had become lazy again, studiedly indifferent
"It seems to me, Robert, you can do a little better than that
"All right, I canThere's an osmosis in war, call it what you will, but the victors always tend to assume thethe, eh, trappings of the lowerWe might easily go Fascist after we win, and then the answer's really a problem He puffed at his cigarette"I don't go in for the long viewsFor want of a better idea I just assume it's a bad thing when millions of people are killed because one joker has to get some things out of his system
"Not that you really care, Rober
