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If all Europe lies flat while the Russian mob tramps over it, we will then be faced with a war under difficult circumstances, and with a very good chance of losing it.
James Forrestal
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James Forrestal
Age: 57 †
Born: 1892
Born: February 15
Died: 1949
Died: May 22
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Former United States Secretary Of Defense
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James Vincent Forrestal
James V. Forrestal
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